Definition of dejection in English:

dejection

noun dɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)ndəˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n

mass noun

A sad and depressed state; low spirits.
he was slumped in deep dejection
Example sentencesExamples
- Tiredness might have played its part, but the sense of dejection and depression emanating from the studio clouded the whole broadcast.
- The sense of dejection was palpable from the club.
- All of the fight went out of him and he settled on the brick ledge, his shoulders slumped in dejection.
- His legs gave out from under him and he sank to his knees, his whole form shaking, his shoulders slumped with pure dejection.
- Celebration time for the players in sky blue, dejection, utter dejection, for the gallant Gaeltacht.
- Nat's face was set, his usually warm, soft expression was hard and chilly, his cloudy eyes hinting at sorrow and dejection.
- Putting his elbows on his knees, he leaned forward slightly, holding his face in his hands, his shoulders slumped in complete dejection.
- In the rare moments when the self-reproach would ease up, grief or dejection would engulf him.
- For most of the evening, until Dean hit the stage, the crowd rested somewhere between disappointment and dejection.
- That feeling of dejection could be very depressing for a child if he is not able to establish a relationship he wants.
- The one thing I know I could describe is the rollercoaster ride that your feelings experience, from abject dejection at diagnosis to jubilation at a positive blood count.
- His heart sank and the disappointment and utter dejection he felt was sharp and foreign.
- They had made promises, but what has happened, what we have seen and experienced has plunged us into dejection and despair.
- At the very least, there is no reason for dejection.
- Depression refers to a state of dejection, loneliness, and hopelessness.
- The distinguishing mental features of melancholia are a profoundly painful dejection, abrogation of interest in the outside world, loss of the capacity to love, inhibition of all activity.
- And, as I stood there in silent dejection, I thought that the whole experience was so utterly, utterly typical of this Government.
- But their elation turned to dejection as their opponents snatched victory from them in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out.
- But, just as there were celebrations, so too was there a feeling of dejection and loss among those who had worked hard to block the bill.
- You can feel the raw pain radiating off her; the despair and dejection are thick in the air about her.
Synonyms
despondency, depression, downheartedness, dispiritedness, disconsolateness, disappointment, discouragement, desolation, despair, heavy-heartedness, unhappiness, sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow, dolefulness, melancholy, misery, forlornness, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits
informal the blues, the dumps
rare mopery

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere 'throw down' (see deject).

Rhymes

abjection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection, detection, direction, ejection, election, genuflection, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, lection, misdirection, objection, perfection, predilection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resurrection, retrospection, section, selection, subjection, transection, vivisection

Definition of dejection in US English:

dejection

noundəˈjekSH(ə)ndəˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n

A sad and depressed state; low spirits.
he was slumped in deep dejection
Example sentencesExamples
- In the rare moments when the self-reproach would ease up, grief or dejection would engulf him.
- The distinguishing mental features of melancholia are a profoundly painful dejection, abrogation of interest in the outside world, loss of the capacity to love, inhibition of all activity.
- Depression refers to a state of dejection, loneliness, and hopelessness.
- Tiredness might have played its part, but the sense of dejection and depression emanating from the studio clouded the whole broadcast.
- The one thing I know I could describe is the rollercoaster ride that your feelings experience, from abject dejection at diagnosis to jubilation at a positive blood count.
- Putting his elbows on his knees, he leaned forward slightly, holding his face in his hands, his shoulders slumped in complete dejection.
- His legs gave out from under him and he sank to his knees, his whole form shaking, his shoulders slumped with pure dejection.
- And, as I stood there in silent dejection, I thought that the whole experience was so utterly, utterly typical of this Government.
- The sense of dejection was palpable from the club.
- Nat's face was set, his usually warm, soft expression was hard and chilly, his cloudy eyes hinting at sorrow and dejection.
- Celebration time for the players in sky blue, dejection, utter dejection, for the gallant Gaeltacht.
- You can feel the raw pain radiating off her; the despair and dejection are thick in the air about her.
- At the very least, there is no reason for dejection.
- All of the fight went out of him and he settled on the brick ledge, his shoulders slumped in dejection.
- They had made promises, but what has happened, what we have seen and experienced has plunged us into dejection and despair.
- But their elation turned to dejection as their opponents snatched victory from them in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out.
- His heart sank and the disappointment and utter dejection he felt was sharp and foreign.
- For most of the evening, until Dean hit the stage, the crowd rested somewhere between disappointment and dejection.
- That feeling of dejection could be very depressing for a child if he is not able to establish a relationship he wants.
- But, just as there were celebrations, so too was there a feeling of dejection and loss among those who had worked hard to block the bill.
Synonyms
despondency, depression, downheartedness, dispiritedness, disconsolateness, disappointment, discouragement, desolation, despair, heavy-heartedness, unhappiness, sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow, dolefulness, melancholy, misery, forlornness, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere ‘throw down’ (see deject).

单词	dejection
释义	Definition of dejection in English: dejection noun dɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)ndəˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n mass noun A sad and depressed state; low spirits. he was slumped in deep dejection Example sentencesExamples Tiredness might have played its part, but the sense of dejection and depression emanating from the studio clouded the whole broadcast. The sense of dejection was palpable from the club. All of the fight went out of him and he settled on the brick ledge, his shoulders slumped in dejection. His legs gave out from under him and he sank to his knees, his whole form shaking, his shoulders slumped with pure dejection. Celebration time for the players in sky blue, dejection, utter dejection, for the gallant Gaeltacht. Nat's face was set, his usually warm, soft expression was hard and chilly, his cloudy eyes hinting at sorrow and dejection. Putting his elbows on his knees, he leaned forward slightly, holding his face in his hands, his shoulders slumped in complete dejection. In the rare moments when the self-reproach would ease up, grief or dejection would engulf him. For most of the evening, until Dean hit the stage, the crowd rested somewhere between disappointment and dejection. That feeling of dejection could be very depressing for a child if he is not able to establish a relationship he wants. The one thing I know I could describe is the rollercoaster ride that your feelings experience, from abject dejection at diagnosis to jubilation at a positive blood count. His heart sank and the disappointment and utter dejection he felt was sharp and foreign. They had made promises, but what has happened, what we have seen and experienced has plunged us into dejection and despair. At the very least, there is no reason for dejection. Depression refers to a state of dejection, loneliness, and hopelessness. The distinguishing mental features of melancholia are a profoundly painful dejection, abrogation of interest in the outside world, loss of the capacity to love, inhibition of all activity. And, as I stood there in silent dejection, I thought that the whole experience was so utterly, utterly typical of this Government. But their elation turned to dejection as their opponents snatched victory from them in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. But, just as there were celebrations, so too was there a feeling of dejection and loss among those who had worked hard to block the bill. You can feel the raw pain radiating off her; the despair and dejection are thick in the air about her. Synonyms despondency, depression, downheartedness, dispiritedness, disconsolateness, disappointment, discouragement, desolation, despair, heavy-heartedness, unhappiness, sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow, dolefulness, melancholy, misery, forlornness, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits informal the blues, the dumps rare mopery Origin Late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere 'throw down' (see deject). Rhymes abjection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection, detection, direction, ejection, election, genuflection, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, lection, misdirection, objection, perfection, predilection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resurrection, retrospection, section, selection, subjection, transection, vivisection Definition of dejection in US English: dejection noundəˈjekSH(ə)ndəˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n A sad and depressed state; low spirits. he was slumped in deep dejection Example sentencesExamples In the rare moments when the self-reproach would ease up, grief or dejection would engulf him. The distinguishing mental features of melancholia are a profoundly painful dejection, abrogation of interest in the outside world, loss of the capacity to love, inhibition of all activity. Depression refers to a state of dejection, loneliness, and hopelessness. Tiredness might have played its part, but the sense of dejection and depression emanating from the studio clouded the whole broadcast. The one thing I know I could describe is the rollercoaster ride that your feelings experience, from abject dejection at diagnosis to jubilation at a positive blood count. Putting his elbows on his knees, he leaned forward slightly, holding his face in his hands, his shoulders slumped in complete dejection. His legs gave out from under him and he sank to his knees, his whole form shaking, his shoulders slumped with pure dejection. And, as I stood there in silent dejection, I thought that the whole experience was so utterly, utterly typical of this Government. The sense of dejection was palpable from the club. Nat's face was set, his usually warm, soft expression was hard and chilly, his cloudy eyes hinting at sorrow and dejection. Celebration time for the players in sky blue, dejection, utter dejection, for the gallant Gaeltacht. You can feel the raw pain radiating off her; the despair and dejection are thick in the air about her. At the very least, there is no reason for dejection. All of the fight went out of him and he settled on the brick ledge, his shoulders slumped in dejection. They had made promises, but what has happened, what we have seen and experienced has plunged us into dejection and despair. But their elation turned to dejection as their opponents snatched victory from them in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. His heart sank and the disappointment and utter dejection he felt was sharp and foreign. For most of the evening, until Dean hit the stage, the crowd rested somewhere between disappointment and dejection. That feeling of dejection could be very depressing for a child if he is not able to establish a relationship he wants. But, just as there were celebrations, so too was there a feeling of dejection and loss among those who had worked hard to block the bill. Synonyms despondency, depression, downheartedness, dispiritedness, disconsolateness, disappointment, discouragement, desolation, despair, heavy-heartedness, unhappiness, sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow, dolefulness, melancholy, misery, forlornness, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits Origin Late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere ‘throw down’ (see deject).
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