# dejected

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/ · frequency rank #38,358

## Definitions
1. Sad and dispirited.

## Etymology
From deject + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **deleted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-deleted)
- **directed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-directed)
- **detected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-detected)
- **depicted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-depicted)
- **deserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-deserted)
- **demented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dejected-vs-demented)
- **defeated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-dejected)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddejected`, `deejcted`, `dejceted`, `dejeccted`, `dejecetd`, `dejectde`, `dejectedd`, `dejectted`, `dejetced`, `dejjected`, `djeected`, `edjected`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dejected