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:
- felicity
- exuberance
- gayety
- jubilation
- ecstasy
- happiness
- happiness
- euphoria
- ecstasy
- mirth
- bliss
- exuberance
- gladness
- joyfulness
- intoxication
- joy
- merriment
- bliss
- euphoria
- gayety
- intoxication
- optimism
- felicity
- joyousness
- rapture
- glee
- glee
- rapture
- mirth
- gladness
- heaven
- joyfulness
- gaiety
- exultation
- exultation
- elation
- joy
- elation
- jubilation
- joyousness
- exhilaration
- gaiety
- optimism
- heaven
- merriment
- exhilaration
Synonyms:
- mournfulness
- despondence
- glumness
- oppression
- despondency
- heartsickness
- pain
- dreariness
- forlornness
- grief
- miserableness
- gloominess
- desperation
- misery
- despond
- desolation
- unhappiness
- joylessness
- boredom
- gloom
- mourning
- downheartedness
- agony
- blues
- mopes
- anguish
- despair
- dumps
- distress
Antonyms:
- humor
- joviality
- contentment
- satisfaction
- gleefulness
- contentedness
- cheerfulness
- cheeriness
- satisfaction
- joviality
- content
- elatedness
- cheeriness
- jollity
- gladsomeness
- gayness
- contentedness
- rapturousness
- cheer
- gladsomeness
- hopefulness
- gleefulness
- gayness
- blissfulness
- jollity
- lightheartedness
- hopefulness
- cheerfulness
- mirthfulness
- content
- blissfulness
- cheer
- lightheartedness
- humor
- elatedness
- contentment
- mirthfulness
- rapturousness
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
depression, melancholy,sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow,mournfulness, despondence, glumness, oppression, despondency
felicity, exuberance, gayety, jubilation, ecstasy, happiness, happiness, euphoria, ecstasy, mirth
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.
