Both Uses of
dejected
in
The Mill on the Floss
- The hearts of all three had been more deeply dejected than ever during the last few days.†
Chpt 3.8 *
- Tom was dejected by the thought that his exemplary effort must always be baffled by the wrong-doing of others; Maggie was living through, over and over again, the agony of the moment in which she had rushed to throw herself on her father's arm, with a vague, shuddering foreboding of wretched scenes to come.†
Chpt 5.7
Definition:
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(dejected) sad and depressed (seemingly without hope)