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dejected

How many syllables in dejected?

  3 syllables

Divide dejected into syllables:   de-ject-ed
Stressed syllable in dejected:   de-ject-ed
How to pronounce dejected:   dih-jek-tid
How to say dejected:

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Synonyms for dejected


1 syllable
  • bleak
  • down
  • sad
  • blue
  • glum
2 syllables
  • broken
  • dismal
  • downcast
  • gloomy
  • depressed
  • doleful
  • forlorn
  • hangdog
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with dejected

3 syllables
4 syllables
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