Word: dejectedness
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Joseph Hajek, a 21-year-old refugee from Czechoslovakia, was proud of ranking first in his class at Nürnberg Technical High School. Last week the school standings listed Joseph in second place. Dejected, he walked out of the class. Next morning he cycled to the Nürnberg...
Erosion in the Land. "At Namdinh and throughout Viet Nam, the wait-and-see-ists are going over to the Communists for one easily comprehensible reason: the Communists are strong, the West is weak, and the Communists are winning. 'It is not a matter of mind or heart or...
At a reconstruction project, the husky King delighted local workers by seizing a shovel and making the dirt fly with the best of them. In a hospital, Frederika held the hand of a dejected soldier whose head was so swathed in bandages that only his eyes peeped through. The Queen...
Secret Weapon. In Edgeware. England, just before a game with nearby Rainham, the town's dejected soccer team took time out for a session with Psychotherapist J. (for Joshua) Sparrow, who gave a "psychological pep-talk" to the players "to bring out their latent ability," succeeded so well that...
"Well, thank your very much," I replied, "but tell me, why is it that you are looking so dejected?"