dejection

[dih-jek-shuhn]

noun

1. depression or lowness of spirits.

   Antonyms: exhilaration

2. Medicine/Medical, Physiology.

   1. evacuation of the bowels; fecal discharge.

   2. excrement.

dejection

/ dɪˈdʒɛkʃən /

noun

1. lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy

2. 1. faecal matter evacuated from the bowels; excrement

   2. the act of defecating; defecation

Other Word Forms

• self-dejection noun
• superdejection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dejection¹

1400–50; late Middle English deieccioun < Latin dējectiōn- (stem of dējectiō ) a throwing down, equivalent to dēject ( us ) ( deject ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

It was quite a rallying cry, but Butland would agree that after the dejection of midweek talk is cheap now, for both clubs.

From BBC

But her eyes are ringed with the suggestion of tears and dejection.

From Los Angeles Times

An hour or so ago, he finished last in the Electric Truck A-Main race, but he wore no dejection on his face.

From Los Angeles Times

That it was New Zealand who ended Ireland's 19-game unbeaten run at home will only deepen Irish dejection.

From BBC

Salmond was clear that he accepted the democratic verdict of the people but while there was a hint of dejection in his manner, there was a flash of defiance in his words.

From BBC