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de·jec·tion

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–noun

1.	depression or lowness of spirits.

Medicine/Medical, Physiology.

a.	evacuation of the bowels; fecal discharge.

b.	excrement.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME deieccioun < L déjectiōn- (s. of déjectiō) a throwing down, equiv. to déject(us) (see deject) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Antonyms 1. exhilaration.

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de·jec·tion Audio Help (dĭ-jěk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The state of being dejected; low spirits.
Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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dejection
noun
1.	a state of melancholy depression
2.	solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: fecal matter]

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Dejection

De*jec"tion\, n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. d['e]jection.]

1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] --Hallywell.

2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.

Adoration implies submission and dejection. --Bp. Pearson.

3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.

What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. --Milton.

4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]

A dejection of appetite. --Arbuthnot.

5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) F[ae]ces; excrement. --Ray.

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