dejection (Meaning)
dejection (n)
a state of melancholy depression
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
dejection (n.)
A casting down; depression.
The act of humbling or abasing one's self.
Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
A low condition; weakness; inability.
The discharge of excrement.
Faeces; excrement.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dejection
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- optimism
- mirth
- glee
- gladness
- joyousness
- joy
- exhilaration
- heaven
- elation
- exuberance
- intoxication
- euphoria
- euphoria
- rapture
- glee
- gayety
- gayety
- exultation
- ecstasy
- jubilation
- optimism
- bliss
- happiness
- intoxication
- gaiety
- joyfulness
- rapture
- jubilation
- joyousness
- happiness
- elation
- felicity
- ecstasy
- merriment
- gaiety
- mirth
- exhilaration
- heaven
- merriment
- joy
- felicity
- exultation
- joyfulness
- exuberance
- gladness
- bliss
Synonyms:
- unhappiness
- joylessness
- downheartedness
- pain
- oppression
- despondency
- despond
- glumness
- distress
- desperation
- agony
- anguish
- boredom
- grief
- mourning
- mopes
- blues
- gloom
- misery
- heartsickness
- gloominess
- despondence
- despair
- dreariness
- miserableness
- forlornness
- desolation
- dumps
- mournfulness
Antonyms:
- gladsomeness
- blissfulness
- cheer
- satisfaction
- contentment
- joviality
- elatedness
- jollity
- mirthfulness
- blissfulness
- contentment
- cheerfulness
- contentedness
- joviality
- contentedness
- cheerfulness
- jollity
- humor
- cheeriness
- humor
- lightheartedness
- cheer
- hopefulness
- rapturousness
- gayness
- hopefulness
- satisfaction
- cheeriness
- content
- rapturousness
- gayness
- mirthfulness
- elatedness
- content
- gleefulness
- gleefulness
- gladsomeness
- lightheartedness
dejection Sentence Examples
- His face showed a deep sense of dejection after the defeat in the final game.
- The atmosphere in the room was heavy with a palpable sense of dejection.
- Despite his efforts, he couldn't shake off the feelings of dejection that plagued him.
- She tried to hide her dejection behind a forced smile, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
- The team's dejection was evident as they walked off the field, heads hung low.
- The news of her friend's betrayal filled her with a sense of dejection and betrayal.
- He struggled to overcome the overwhelming sense of dejection that followed the loss of his job.
- The sudden onset of dejection left her feeling drained and hopeless.
- Despite the setbacks, he refused to succumb to feelings of dejection and continued to push forward.
- The therapist helped him work through his feelings of dejection and find a sense of purpose once again.
FAQs About the word dejection
a state of melancholy depression, solid excretory product evacuated from the bowelsA casting down; depression., The act of humbling or abasing one's self., Lown
sorrow,sadness, melancholy, depression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, joylessness, downheartedness, pain, oppression
optimism, mirth, glee, gladness, joyousness,joy, exhilaration, heaven, elation, exuberance
His face showed a deep sense of dejection after the defeat in the final game.
The atmosphere in the room was heavy with a palpable sense of dejection.
Despite his efforts, he couldn't shake off the feelings of dejection that plagued him.
She tried to hide her dejection behind a forced smile, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
