Dejected and Wistful

Dejected

Dejected adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Wistful and dejected are semantically related in happy topic. In some cases you can use "Wistful" instead an adjective "Dejected".

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

Wistful

Wistful adjective - Showing pensive sadness.
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Dejected and wistful are semantically related in happy topic. Sometimes you can use "Dejected" instead an adjective "Wistful".

Nearby Word: wistfully
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