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