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dejection
noun de·jec·tion \di-ˈjek-shən, dē-\
: sadness that is caused by failure, loss, etc.
Full Definition of DEJECTION
: lowness of spirits
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First Known Use of DEJECTION
15th century
Related to DEJECTION
- Synonyms
- blue devils, blues, sadness, depression, desolation, despond, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness
- Antonyms
- bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, heaven, intoxication, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness
Rhymes with DEJECTION
abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection
DEJECTION Defined for Kids
dejection
noun de·jec·tion \di-ˈjek-shən\
Definition of DEJECTION for Kids
: a feeling of sadness
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dejection
noun de·jec·tion \-ˈjek-shən\
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