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dejection

Pronunciation: US [dɪˈdʒekʃən] UK [dɪˈdʒekʃ(ə)n]

n.Upset; Depression; Out of spirits
WebManure; Lose heart; Excretion

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bliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousness

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

Definitions in English

n.	1. the feeling of being dejected

Example Sentences

That miserable dejection of spirits to which he was constitutionally subject.
Source: Boswell
A deep dejection fell upon them.
Source: F. Parkman
That pit of dejection into which..he would plummet.
Source: A. J. Cronin

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