英语词汇“dejection”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	dejection
释义	Trends of dejection View usage for: dejection (dɪdʒekʃən) uncountable noun Dejection is a feeling of sadness that you get, for example, when you have just been disappointed by something. There was a slight air of dejection about her. Synonyms: low spirits, depression, gloom, blues More Synonyms of dejection dejection in British English (dɪˈdʒɛkʃən) noun 1. lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy 2. a. faecal matter evacuated from the bowels; excrement b. the act of defecating; defecation dejection in American English (diˈdʒɛkʃən; dɪˌdʒɛkʃən) noun 1. lowness of spirits; depression 2. Medicine a. defecation b. feces; excrement Word origin ME dejeccioun < L dejectio: see deject Examples of 'dejection' in a sentence dejection She smiled tentatively at Caroline's compliment, but there was a slight air of dejection about her. Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN Side by side they were sitting on a bench, the picture of dejection. Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE It never occurred to him that her dejection might be a ruse to get his pity, nor was it. McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE She sat up sleepily and in deep dejection dropped her chin wearily in her hands, thinking of the day's chore. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE (noun) in the sense of low spirits There was a slight air of dejection about her. Synonyms low spirits depression I slid into a depression and found it hard to go to work. gloom the deepening gloom over the economy blues dumps (informal) despair She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. sadness It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell. sorrow It was a time of great sorrow. melancholy We watched the process with an air of melancholy. unhappiness There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence. doldrums despondency There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. the hump (British, informal) gloominess heavy-heartedness downheartedness Additional synonyms in the sense of depression Definition a mental state in which a person has feelings of gloom and inadequacy I slid into a depression and found it hard to go to work. Synonyms despair, misery, sadness, the dumps (informal), the blues, melancholy, unhappiness, hopelessness, despondency, the hump (British, informal), bleakness, melancholia, dejection, wretchedness, low spirits, gloominess, dolefulness, cheerlessness, downheartedness in the sense of despair Definition total loss of hope She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. Synonyms despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment in the sense of despondency There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. Synonyms dejection, depression, despair, misery, gloom, sadness, desperation, melancholy, hopelessness, the hump (British, informal), discouragement, wretchedness, low spirits, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, downheartedness Nearby words of dejection deity deject dejected dejection delay delaying delectable Synonyms of 'dejection' dejection Explore 'dejection' in the dictionary
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