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Dejected vs Dismayed - What's the difference?

dejected | dismayed |

As adjectives the difference between dejected and dismayed

is that dejected is sad and dispirited while dismayed is having the emotion of dismay.

As a verb dejected

is (deject).

dejected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sad and dispirited.

    • Synonyms

    * disheartened, down in the mouth * despondent

    Antonyms

    * hopeful

    Derived terms

    * dejectedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deject)

    • dismayed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness