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
Channeling ’90s slowcore and post-rock into gorgeously brooding odes to dejection, the Chicago quartet’s debut is downer music at its most alluring.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 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.
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Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection.
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Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Karbler notes that dejection and disappointment are common reactions in these kinds of scenarios.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 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
The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection.
—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Karbler notes that dejection and disappointment are common reactions in these kinds of scenarios.
—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dejection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejection
Noun
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Fear, joy, surprise, sadness, excitement.
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Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.
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Chronic sleep deprivation increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, cognitive decline, and impaired immune function.
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American men are less likely than women to be diagnosed with depression, but four times more likely to die by suicide – a disparity that, researchers say, indicates many are suffering in silence.
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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Early Years Eichenberg recounted his childhood with some melancholy.
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But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
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At times the longing feels sweet and the search like a little sorrow.
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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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