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