All 5 Uses of
dejected
in
Northanger Abbey
- Dejected and humbled, she had even some thoughts of not going with the others to the theatre that night; but it must be confessed that they were not of long continuance, for she soon recollected, in the first place, that she was without any excuse for staying at home; and, in the second, that it was a play she wanted very much to see.†
Chpt 12
- "I am very sorry for it," said Catherine dejectedly; "if I had known this before—"†
Chpt 17 *
- Was it from dejection of spirits?†
Chpt 22
- Eleanor's countenance was dejected, yet sedate; and its composure spoke her inured to all the gloomy objects to which they were advancing.†
Chpt 24
- Catherine took up her work directly, saying, in a dejected voice, that "her head did not run upon Bath—much."†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(dejected) sad and depressed (seemingly without hope)