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noun
1.
depression or lowness of spirits.
2.
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Dejection
is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
| the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc. |
| a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. |
Example Sentences
- Sims, usually at home in dynamic allegro roles, opens the piece as a portrait of dejection in stillness.
- And the depths of dejection that follow are equal to the heights of my fantasies.
- By contrast, bear markets thrive when the prevailing mood is hope, and do not end until dejection and despair displace it.
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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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Medical Dictionary
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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