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de⋅jec⋅tion

  [di-jek-shuhn]
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–noun
1. depression or lowness of spirits.
2. Medicine/Medical, Physiology.
a. evacuation of the bowels; fecal discharge.
b. excrement.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME deieccioun < L dējectiōn- (s. of dējectiō) a throwing down, equiv. to dēject(us) (see deject ) + -iōn- -ion

Antonyms:
1. exhilaration.
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de·jec·tion   (dĭ-jěk'shən)   
n.  

  1. The state of being dejected; low spirits.

  2. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·jec·tion
Pronunciation: -'jek-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : lowness of spirits : DEPRESSION, MELANCHOLY
2 a : the act or process of defecating b : FECES, EXCREMENT
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dejection de·jec·tion (dĭ-jěk'shən)
n.

  1. Lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy.

  2. The evacuation of the bowels; defecation.

  3. Feces; excrement.

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