dejection
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ʃən noun
1.
depression or lowness of spirits.
2.
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dejection (dɪˈdʒɛkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy |
| 2. | a. faecal matter evacuated from the bowels; excrement |
| b. the act of defecating; defecation | |
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Word Origin & History
dejection
early 15c., from O.Fr. dejection, from L. dejectionem, noun of action from deicere "to cast down" (see deject).
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dejection de·jec·tion (dĭ-jěk'shən)
n.
Lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy.
The evacuation of the bowels; defecation.
Feces; excrement.
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Example sentences
It was necessary to register dejection and not abject humility.
Sims, usually at home in dynamic allegro roles, opens the piece as a portrait of dejection in stillness.
But their tone was half-hearted, their words anchored with dejection.
Strongly structured, the piece dissolves into introspective solos and duets, often touched with dejection.
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