- Demoralised department head ousted - Disheartened - Down in the dumps when five hundred were thrown out - In low spirits - of Deject - Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected
look or countenance.
- Dejected - Found in a Rhodes pond, entirely disheartened - In despair - Marked by despondence; given to despondence;
low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.