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dejection

[ dih-jek-shuhn ]
/ dɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /
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noun
depression or lowness of spirits.
Medicine/Medical, Physiology.
  1. evacuation of the bowels; fecal discharge.
  2. excrement.
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Origin of dejection

1400–50; late Middle English deieccioun<Latin dējectiōn- (stem of dējectiō) a throwing down, equivalent to dēject(us) (see deject) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM dejection

self-de·jec·tion, nounsu·per·de·jec·tion, noun

Words nearby dejection

deixis, déjà vu, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, déjeuner, déjeuner à la fourchette, de jure, deka-, dekagram
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Words related to dejection

depression, grief, melancholy, sadness, sorrow

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British Dictionary definitions for dejection

dejection
/ (dɪˈdʒɛkʃən) /
noun
lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy
  1. faecal matter evacuated from the bowels; excrement
  2. the act of defecating; defecation
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