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Recent Examples of dejection This set off a wild celebration by the Canadians — and obvious dejection among the American fans and players. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 Oswald and a now-pregnant Ingrid handle Edward’s care, with his anger and dejection only growing. 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 See All Example Sentences for dejection
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Noun
  • Over time, the nearly circular 75-mile-wide (120 kilometers) depression has been eroded by water and ice, enlarging it to nearly twice its initial size.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 June 2025
  • Young caregivers report more depression, anxiety, and stress than their peers.
    Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • This tale of the power of community spirit in difficult times, interwoven with a fine strand of melancholy, is as disarming and subtly engaging as the director’s unshakeable faith in human decency.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
  • The production gives it a lush feel, but it’s haunted by a certain melancholy.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • To date, the Facebook post about her story has garnered more than 19,000 reactions, sparking a wave of sorrow and outrage from animal lovers across the country.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Prefaced by a host of personal disasters—the death of her mother’s onetime partner Mary Norcross, her own hospitalization for digestive problems, her mother’s painful shingles and neuralgia—the decade of the 1940s brought sorrow.
    Susan Gubar June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025

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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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