Contrite and Dejected

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Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

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Dejected and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dejected" instead an adjective "Contrite".

Nearby Words: contrition, contritely

Dejected adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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Contrite and dejected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Dejected".

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

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