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Devastated vs Dejected - What's the difference?

devastated | dejected |

As adjectives the difference between devastated and dejected

is that devastated is ruined, ravaged while dejected is sad and dispirited.

As verbs the difference between devastated and dejected

is that devastated is past tense of devastate while dejected is past tense of deject.

devastated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ruined, ravaged
  • Extremely upset and shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (devastate)

    • dejected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sad and dispirited.

    • Synonyms

    * disheartened, down in the mouth * despondent

    Antonyms

    * hopeful

    Derived terms

    * dejectedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deject)