dejection
dejection · dejections
пригніченість
уныние, удручение
A state of melancholy or depressionA state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
UK/dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/US/dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
уны́ниеunýnije, удручениеudručenije
пригні́ченістьpryhníčenistʹ
a state of melancholy depression
(countable, uncountable)The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
(countable, uncountable)A low condition; weakness; inability.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Defecation or feces.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a state of melancholy or depression:
Русский
By meaning 1
a state of melancholy or depression:
Origin
From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deFrom Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject + -ion.
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Forms
plural: dejections| Singular | dejection |
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regular
Synonyms
129 synonymsdepressionB1griefB2melancholyC2miseryB1mournB1regretB2sadnessB1sorrowB1unhappinessB2humiliationB2wantB2deficiencyB1deficitB2lackA2
Close in meaning
- solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels:fecal matterfaecal matterfecesfaecesBMstoolordure
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddeject
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable