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Dejected vs Dishearten - What's the difference?

dejected | dishearten |

As verbs the difference between dejected and dishearten

is that dejected is (deject) while dishearten is to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

As an adjective dejected

is sad and dispirited.

dejected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sad and dispirited.

    • Synonyms

    * disheartened, down in the mouth * despondent

    Antonyms

    * hopeful

    Derived terms

    * dejectedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deject)

    • dishearten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

    • Synonyms

    * (to discourage) discourage

    Antonyms

    * (to discourage) hearten English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs