Deflated discouragement
Dejected
Also known as downcast, downhearted
Strength 3 of 4
Low and downcast, sunk into yourself after a setback or a rejection, with the whole body seeming to droop along with your spirits.
In the body
- Head hanging
- Shoulders rounded forward
- Eyes on the ground
- Feet dragging
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
- Discouraged
- Dejected
- Demoralised
- Disheartened
- Defeated
Often confused with
Disheartened
Dejected is a low, downcast mood that shows in a drooping body; disheartened is the spirit going out of something you cared about.