Dejection
noun
A feeling of deep sadness or lack of hope.
The news of the team's loss brought a sense of dejection
Often appears as...
- sense of dejection
- dejection and dismay
noun
A fact of part of something being thrown or forced outward.
The volcano’s dejection of ash covered the village
Often appears as...
- dejection of ash
- dejection speed
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Academic
noun
The act of expressing or feeling a loss.
Her dejection at the news was evident
Often appears as...
- dejection at the news
- dejection over loss
noun
Bodily waste material, especially feces.
Here the solid matter, or dejection, is expelled from the body
Often appears as...
- animal dejection
- healthy dejection
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Technical
noun
A feeling of deep sadness or lack of hope.
The news of the team's loss brought a sense of dejection
Often appears as...
- sense of dejection
- dejection and dismay
noun
A fact of part of something being thrown or forced outward.
The volcano’s dejection of ash covered the village
Often appears as...
- dejection of ash
- dejection speed
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Academic
noun
The act of expressing or feeling a loss.
Her dejection at the news was evident
Often appears as...
- dejection at the news
- dejection over loss
noun
Bodily waste material, especially feces.
Here the solid matter, or dejection, is expelled from the body
Often appears as...
- animal dejection
- healthy dejection
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Use 'dejection' to describe a heavy, sinking emotional condition, more intense than just feeling sad.
He walked away in dejection when he didn't get the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Hope
'Dejection' often implies someone has lost hope and feels helpless or discouraged.
Her dejection after several failed interviews was palpable.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Use 'dejection' to describe a heavy, sinking emotional condition, more intense than just feeling sad.
He walked away in dejection when he didn't get the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Hope
'Dejection' often implies someone has lost hope and feels helpless or discouraged.
Her dejection after several failed interviews was palpable.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Use 'dejection' to describe a heavy, sinking emotional condition, more intense than just feeling sad.
He walked away in dejection when he didn't get the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/2Lack of Hope
'Dejection' often implies someone has lost hope and feels helpless or discouraged.
Her dejection after several failed interviews was palpable.
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Quote examples
Alex Spanos
American Businessman
I was on the field praising quarterback Dan Fouts during a ceremony to retire his number. Boos began shaking the stadium. It was a moment of misery like I'd never experienced before. Afterward, dejection hung over me for days.
Quote examples
Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.
Quote examples
Alex Spanos
American Businessman
I was on the field praising quarterback Dan Fouts during a ceremony to retire his number. Boos began shaking the stadium. It was a moment of misery like I'd never experienced before. Afterward, dejection hung over me for days.
Quote examples
Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.
Example 1 of 2
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