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.
—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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejection
Noun
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His profound sadness and rage give the audience permission to feel similarly.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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The Spurs accrued a 10-point lead at that point, blitzing the Knicks with the type of pressure expected from a team that was a loss away from an offseason filled with sadness.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Tasks can include smelling dangerously high or low glucose levels, smelling mood swings, anxiety and depression, smelling an impending seizure and many other tasks.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Absent the lush melancholy of classic synth-pop, what Hervé and Amato had in common with their forbears was a spirit of innovation rooted in profound laziness.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
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While the actors are committed, poignant and warm, their upbeat tone doesn’t always blend well with the melancholy of the picture.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Should this come to pass, Kennedy and his allies will have succeeded in Making Microbes Great Again—to our swift and deepening sorrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the crash, paying tribute to the military personnel killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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