- dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
Antonyms: elated, exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant, gladdened, exhilarated, high, in high spirits, uplifted, sublime
- depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
--1 is one way to discourage
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun dejection1
The bad news will deject him