dejectedness

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Noun
  • Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The initial answer to that question is a no, according to some evangelical pastors and commentators who reacted with shock and sadness to Yancey’s confession.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For the first time in 26 years of oppression, there is political change.
    Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And the Iranian people would be staring down the same bleak future of oppression.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Death, fear, and sorrow unify the disparate practices.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But grief will give you so much more than sorrow.
    Lauren DePino, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As 2025 ends, there’s still a lot of anger about what was revealed in the lawsuit, and some fans may very well carry that unhappiness with them until there are leadership changes at the executive level.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Early trust-building efforts were hindered by our poor diplomatic handling of AUKUS, the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and your unhappiness with the Inflation Reduction Act.
    Amanda Sloat, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Karbler notes that dejection and disappointment are common reactions in these kinds of scenarios.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • So, too, was the ecstasy at which City celebrated their equally exhilarating 3-2 victory over Arsenal, their joy at odds with the dejection of the Arsenal players who had twice clawed their way back to parity but failed to hold on.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Coppola and production designer Ziering will explore their creative partnership, the aesthetic and emotional storytelling that defines Coppola’s visual universe — from the suburban melancholy of Palo Alto to the luminous complexity of The Last Showgirl.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Full of dread and melancholy, the Austrian import flips the creepy-kid script a bit by centering on two boys (Elias and Lukas Schwarz) who wonder whether their mom (Susanne Wuest), whose head is wrapped in bandages after facial surgery, is actually their mom. 38.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiff seeks damages for privacy invasion, emotional distress, reputational harm and alleged placement on government watch lists.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The initial wave of relief soon lifted, giving way to distress when Franco learned his home was uninhabitable.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His gloominess seemed to make no sense.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Dejectedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejectedness. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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