dejection
Meaning of dejection
- a sad and depressed state; low spirits.
he was slumped in deep dejection
late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n- ), from deicere ‘throw down’ (see deject).
Information about dejection
- It is a name.
- The plural form of dejection is: dejections.
- Languages in which dejection is used:
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Hyphenation of dejection
de-jec-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- dejection is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
dejection synonyms
Meaning fecal matter:
Meaning low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection:
Meaning feelings of severe despondency and dejection:
Meaning sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one's hopes or expectations:
Meaning a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness:
Meaning great unhappiness or loneliness:
Meaning the complete loss or absence of hope:
Meaning the feeling of not being happy; sadness:
Meaning the condition or quality of being sad:
Meaning a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others:
Meaning a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause:
Meaning a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort:
Meaning a state of depression or despondency:
Meaning the action of committing a minor or petty offence such as loitering:
dejection antonyms
Meaning the state of being happy:
Translation of dejection
- German: Niedergeschlagenheit
- Spanish: abatimiento
Words that rhyme with dejection
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