English Explanatory Dictionary

dejection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  2. The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
  3. A low condition; weakness; inability.
  4. Defecation or feces.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dejection.wav /dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

Word forms

dejection dejections

Etymology

From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject + -ion.

Synonyms

despondency downheartedness crestfallenness blueness tristesse mirthless blues dejection depression distress dolefulness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy misery mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight unhappiness woe woefare wretchedness abasement humiliation submission dearth want deficiency deficit inadequacy infrequency insufficiency meagerness nonsufficiency lack paucity penury rareness rarity scantiness scarcity shortage shortcoming unsufficiency excrement bowel movement big jobs
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