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