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Dejected vs Defeatist - What's the difference?

dejected | defeatist |

As adjectives the difference between dejected and defeatist

is that dejected is sad and dispirited while defeatist is of, or relating to defeatism.

As a verb dejected

is past tense of deject.

As a noun defeatist is

someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

dejected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sad and dispirited.

    • Synonyms

    * disheartened, down in the mouth * despondent

    Antonyms

    * hopeful

    Derived terms

    * dejectedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deject)

    • defeatist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, or relating to defeatism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude