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dejection

Pronunciation: /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

The English word “dejection” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  2. The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
  3. A low condition; weakness; inability.
  4. Defecation or feces.

Etymology

From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject + -ion.

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