dejects

verb

present tense third-person singular of deject
as in troubles
to make sad nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejects
  1. troubles
  2. depresses
  3. weighs down
  4. concerns
  5. gets down
  6. worries
  7. tortures
  8. saddens
Verb
  • But what troubles him most is not only what has disappeared from textbooks.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One death especially, that of his young cousin Sinon (Elliot Page), troubles him most of all.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of troubles
Verb
  • The knob twists and depresses like a button (with programmable options for both a short and long press).
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Nevertheless, something might occur at work that depresses you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Definition of depresses
Verb
  • But that trajectory could change now as the latest inflation report weighs down both lenders and borrowers.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But what if carrying a heavy defensive burden changes that, and weighs down that side of the game?
    — The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of weighs down
Verb
  • The issue, also affecting manufacturers like Xiaomi and Xpeng, concerns unsafe emergency door-release systems.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • However, as someone who has been studying Antarctic krill ecology and their role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem for 16 years, what currently concerns me most is how locally concentrated that harvest has become.
    — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • And at the end of the season, even after the pair are seen confronting issues in their relationship throughout the eight-episode arc, Bienvenue gets down on one knee to pop the question in a stunning seaside proposal.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • When visitors come through to Kansas City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many of them are going to wonder how KC gets down as far as nightlife goes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Definition of gets down
Verb
  • Instead, the market worries whether such high growth has already been fully priced into stock values or is approaching a growth inflection point.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of worries
Verb
  • After Max tortures them in a mock-trial confrontation in their living room, Tom eventually tackles Max into the backyard pool.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • On his latest Hyperdub release, the Japanese producer born Takahide Higuchi sings more than on previous records but tortures his voice through a gauntlet of pitch-shifter effects.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of tortures
Verb
  • However, that really saddens me now.
    — Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Being stuck in the middle is what saddens the Others.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of saddens
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“Dejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejects. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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