dejection
nounDivide dejection into syllables:
de · jec · tion
How to pronounce dejection:
Definition of dejection:
- dejection (noun):
- lowness of spirits
- noun. a state of melancholy depression.
- a mental state in which a person has feelings of gloom and inadequacy
Synonyms for dejection:
drearinessdespondencysadnessmourningpainsorrowunhappinessgloominessdepressionoppressionShow 15 more
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