dejectedness

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Noun
  • When the players return to training on Monday afternoon, Roberto De Zerbi will have no time for anyone dwelling on their sadness or disappointment.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Welch’s voice is as unique as her music, thick with sadness one verse, airy and crystalline the next.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In that case, Speedlin Gonzalez faced charges of unlawful restraint by a peace officer, a felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison, and official oppression, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
    Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Despite its hedonistic reputation—or, rather, in tandem with its hedonistic reputation—electroclash was a way to fight oppression with the power of sounding super, super gay.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the accident and announced monetary relief for the victims’ families.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Parents expressed sorrow at seeing a pillar of their children’s music journey gone too soon.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nazarian also discussed the importance of addressing the psychological component of plastic surgery, noting that no procedure will fix underlying unhappiness.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And just as Nicky is the only person who can see Morgan’s goodness inside her many flaws, only Morgan recognizes Nicky’s unhappiness buried within his bizarre decision to be a priest.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Inside the visiting locker room at Frost Bank Center on Thursday night, there was no sense of dejection from the Detroit Pistons.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • As the score tilted more and more and more heavily in Memphis’ favor Friday night, Mavericks’ fans’ dejection level probably depended on their larger-picture perspective.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Still, the achievement carried a touch of melancholy for Lovell.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But, but what is it rooted in as, Is the end is kind of the melancholy of the song.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mavromatis, in a complaint filed on Wednesday in North Carolina federal court, alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her suit accuses the company of violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and wrongfully terminating her.
    Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Valentine’s Day is like a sweet little respite from February dreariness.
    Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Dejectedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejectedness. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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