All 3 Uses of
dejected
in
Pride and Prejudice
- As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence.†
Chpt 21 *
- Their first object was her sister; and she was more grieved than astonished to hear, in reply to her minute inquiries, that though Jane always struggled to support her spirits, there were periods of dejection.†
Chpt 27
- The dejection was almost universal.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(dejected) sad and depressed (seemingly without hope)