become dejected

Frequency: 6.54.1 per million words

Used to describe the process of starting to feel dejected.

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Examples (10)

  • After the team lost the final match, the players became dejected.
  • She became dejected when her proposal was rejected without any feedback.
  • It's easy to become dejected in the face of constant setbacks.
  • As the search party returned empty-handed, the hopeful villagers were becoming dejected.
  • If he doesn't hear back about the job soon, he will become quite dejected.
  • By the end of the long, lonely winter, he had become dejected.
  • Don't become dejected over a single mistake; learn from it and move on.
  • The artist became dejected after receiving harsh reviews on his latest work.
  • He quickly became dejected when he realized no one was coming to his party.
  • Seeing his crops fail for the third season, the old farmer became utterly dejected.