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Dejection meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Dejection

depression excrement excreta excretion body waste ordure stool bm faeces feces faecal matter fecal matter excretory product

Related words

Other words often associated with Dejection or its synonyms:

waste defecation slump sadness discharge evacuation stump expelling movement elation voiding elimination

Using Dejection

  • The main meaning on this page is: A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues. | The act of humbling or abasing oneself. | A low condition; weakness; inability.
  • Useful related words include: depression, excrement, excreta, excretion.
  • In the example corpus, dejection often appears in combinations such as: the dejection, dejection and, dejection in.

Context around Dejection

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hibs 1× finessed 1× glory 1× insecurity 1× outright 1× great 1× despondency 1×

Often after:

failure 1× fear 1× robinson 1×

Sentence patterns with Dejection

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all the dejection from the 1× anger insecurity dejection fear or 1× character glory dejection failure success 1× emerged from dejection one that 1× face in dejection 1× feelings of dejection and disconnection 1× has finessed dejection into various 1× hearing the dejection in king 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additionally martinez was 1× bills players eventually 1× caesar and his 1× he furthermore expressed 1× hearing the dejection 1× host bangladesh will 1×

Common sentence endings:

a sporting context 1× all the bases 1× celebrates late equaliser 1× dejection failure success 1× during the pandemic 1× face in dejection 1×

Words around Dejection

Just before it in the word index:

dejecting 2 dejectedly 3 dejected 91 dejear 2 dejean 17 dejavu 2

Just after it in the word index:

dejene 2 dejesus 20 deji 30 dejian 4 dejima 17 dejitaru 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Dejection

  • In this selection, "dejection" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hibs, finessed, glory, failure, fear and robinson stand out and add context to how "dejection" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the dejection from the and anger insecurity dejection fear or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dejection" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dejection

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hearing the dejection in King’s voice was hard. (9 words)

I love the graph of the character - glory, dejection, failure, success. (11 words)

Josh Campbell sums up Hibs' dejection as Lewis Jamieson celebrates late equaliser. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Host Bangladesh will target a much-needed win when they take on Sri Lanka in the second and final T20I at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sunday in order to brush off all the dejection from the past one month or so. (41 words)

Caesar and his company were amazed and came to meet the soldier with cries of joy; but he, in great dejection, and with a burst of tears, cast himself at Caesar's feet, begging pardon for the loss of his shield. (41 words)

He furthermore expressed the PDM’s desire to lift their people out of the dejection they are currently experiencing since they cannot be reduced to “social grants and food bank beneficiaries”. (31 words)

Example sentences (14)

Bills players eventually surrounded White as he was loaded into the cart with a towel over his head and his hand on his face in dejection.

Josh Campbell sums up Hibs' dejection as Lewis Jamieson celebrates late equaliser.

Over the course of six albums, Mitski has finessed dejection into various different shapes.

Additionally, Martinez was quick to recognize the feelings of dejection and disconnection many around him faced during the pandemic.

Hearing the dejection in King’s voice was hard.

He furthermore expressed the PDM’s desire to lift their people out of the dejection they are currently experiencing since they cannot be reduced to “social grants and food bank beneficiaries”.

I love the graph of the character - glory, dejection, failure, success.

I may be suffering from addiction; from anger; insecurity; dejection; fear; or so many other difficult emotions.

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It is a book that emerged from dejection, one that Ekarat had no plans to write.

Sometimes there are no words to sum up outright dejection in a sporting context.

Host Bangladesh will target a much-needed win when they take on Sri Lanka in the second and final T20I at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sunday in order to brush off all the dejection from the past one month or so.

Caesar and his company were amazed and came to meet the soldier with cries of joy; but he, in great dejection, and with a burst of tears, cast himself at Caesar's feet, begging pardon for the loss of his shield.

Overcoming his dejection, Robinson dutifully observed Thomson's feet to ensure he touched all the bases.

The intention taken in vain, the unfulfilled promise, leaves despondency, dejection, that in turn perhaps soon blazes up into an even more vehement intention, which leaves only greater listlessness.

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Common combinations with dejection

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dejection" in a sentence?
An example: "Bills players eventually surrounded White as he was loaded into the cart with a towel over his head and his hand on his face in dejection." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dejection" from authentic English texts.
What does "dejection" mean?
Dejection means: A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
What are synonyms of "dejection"?
Common synonyms of "dejection" include: depression, excrement, excreta, excretion, body waste, ordure, stool, bm. Plus 5 more synonyms.
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