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Dissatisfied vs Dejected - What's the difference?

dissatisfied | dejected |

As adjectives the difference between dissatisfied and dejected

is that dissatisfied is feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment while dejected is sad and dispirited.

As verbs the difference between dissatisfied and dejected

is that dissatisfied is (dissatisfy) while dejected is (deject).

dissatisfied

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
  • Not satisfied (with the quality of something)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dissatisfy)

    • dejected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sad and dispirited.

    • Synonyms

    * disheartened, down in the mouth * despondent

    Antonyms

    * hopeful

    Derived terms

    * dejectedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deject)