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
No concrete reason has been given except the theory that lack of results, both individually and collectively, have led to some dejection and that teams sometimes simply go through funks.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
The waves of emotions — from dejection to hope to numbness to jubilation (for him) and relief (for me) — are something neither of us will forget.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 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
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
The waves of emotions — from dejection to hope to numbness to jubilation (for him) and relief (for me) — are something neither of us will forget.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejection
Noun
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Rosalía joined in September, writing about the purpose of her art but also the sadness around her birthday.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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The manipulations also affected how much sadness and anger participants reported feeling while scrolling.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Next, using a statistical tool known as a Cox regression model, the researchers equalized the participants based on factors such as age, smoking status, BMI, physical activity, alcohol intake, depression, family history of dementia, medication use and more.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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His relationship with Serena developed during his wife’s battle with depression.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Turner plays the middle brother with intriguing melancholy and an almost alien detachment, which works within the world this film creates, but not necessarily for a main character.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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Fanning’s name was the first called when nominations were announced, signaling that Scandinavian melancholy would be notably absent that morning.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow and condolences to the victims’ families and directed authorities to ensure the best possible treatment for the injured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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And this production certainly has that, making for a consistently entertaining drama that can quicken your heart one minute and plunge it into profound sorrow the next.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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