as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection
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Recent Examples of dejection
Oswald and a now-pregnant Ingrid handle Edward’s care, with his anger and dejection only growing.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
All that positivity evaporated in the opening seconds on Saturday, with that hope being replaced by anger, recrimination and dejection.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The dejection stemming from Wagner’s knee injury gave way (for a moment, anyway) to pure elation.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Their dejection might have effectively written the Nation of Islam’s obituary, except for Elijah Muhammad.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
All that positivity evaporated in the opening seconds on Saturday, with that hope being replaced by anger, recrimination and dejection.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The dejection stemming from Wagner’s knee injury gave way (for a moment, anyway) to pure elation.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Their dejection might have effectively written the Nation of Islam’s obituary, except for Elijah Muhammad.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dejection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejection
Noun
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This number will go up, more children will struggle—depression, hunger and more parts of their lives will spiral out of control.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Families who lose a loved one are prone to mental health deficits such as depression, PTSD, and anxiety, compounded by feelings of guilt, self-blame, shame, and condemnation, often resulting in social isolation.—
William Mullane,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Chu's main input was slowing down the song's pacing overall, leaning into the melancholy of the moment.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gyuri Kim, with her feeling for melancholy and uncertainty, turned out to be a wonderful counterpart.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Mar. 2025
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And then, to forever live on earth, in a place with conflict and pain and sorrow, that’s not her goal.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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In churches like this, where belief is expressed in multiple languages, the loss of a pope is a death in the family, and the sorrow, like the faith, runs deep.—
Janet Shamlian,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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