Dejected and Penitent

Dejected

Dejected adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

Penitent

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

Dejected and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dejected" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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