All 3 Uses of
dejected
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Morrel expected Villefort would be dejected; he found him as he had found him six weeks before, calm, firm, and full of that glacial politeness, that most insurmountable barrier which separates the well-bred from the vulgar man.†
Chpt 13-14
- This calmness was more alarming to the two women than the deepest dejection would have been.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- She appeared much dejected; and any person who considered her attentively might have observed the traces of recent tears in her eyes.†
Chpt 51-52
Definition:
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(dejected) sad and depressed (seemingly without hope)