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Definition of dejection:
Synonyms:
faecal matter, commode, crapper, bowel movement, movement, ordure, toilet, dolefulness, throne, bm, doldrums, fecal matter, sorrow, stool, dumps, pot, mope, despondence, heavy-heartedness, dysphoria, feces, happy, grief, gloom, potty, funk, faeces, can, unhappiness, feelings.
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dejection (part of speech: noun)
- depression,
- ennui,
- dreariness,
- glumness,
- dolorousness,
- mournfulness,
- disheartenment,
- grimness,
- gloominess,
- misery,
- plaintiveness,
- discouragement,
- wistfulness,
- moroseness,
- anguish,
- melancholy,
- despair,
- woefulness,
- moodiness,
- despondency,
- contemplativeness,
- anxiety,
- pensiveness,
- sadness,
- joylessness,
- sullenness,
- dispiritedness,
- blues,
- downheartedness
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sullenness (part of speech: noun)
- glumness,
- moodiness,
- irascibility,
- cantankerousness,
- fretfulness,
- malevolence,
- cynicism,
- grumpiness,
- gloominess,
- long-facedness,
- obstinacy,
- grouchiness,
- sourness,
- moroseness,
- crabbiness,
- meanness,
- grimness,
- melancholy,
- contrariness,
- surliness,
- sullenness,
- petulance,
- unfriendliness,
- hostility,
- darkness,
- crossness,
- dourness,
- sulkiness
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hopelessness (part of speech: noun)
- despondency,
- abandonment,
- disheartenment,
- hopelessness,
- heartlessness,
- glumness,
- cheerlessness,
- gloominess,
- melancholy,
- bleakness,
- anguish,
- discouragement,
- moroseness,
- desperation,
- pessimism,
- downheartedness,
- misery,
- spiritlessness,
- depression,
- despair,
- dispiritedness,
- forlornness
Usage examples:
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He bowed his head for a moment in deep dejection, and then, shrugging his shoulders, he smiled into her stern eyes a little wistfully.
- "Molly Brown's Orchard Home", Nell Speed. -
It is rather sorrow and dejection than anger.
- "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)", Edmund Burke. -
The day is insulting in its brightness, continued Nahoum with a sigh, his eyes bent upon Lacey, dejection in his shoulders.
- "The Weavers, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009.