dejection

[ dih-jek-shuhn ]
/ dɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /
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noun

depression or lowness of spirits.
Medicine/Medical, Physiology.
  1. evacuation of the bowels; fecal discharge.
  2. excrement.

Origin of dejection

1400–50; late Middle English deieccioun < Latin dējectiōn- (stem of dējectiō) a throwing down, equivalent to dēject(us) (see deject) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM dejection

self-de·jec·tion, noun su·per·de·jec·tion, noun

Words nearby dejection

deity, deixis, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, dejerine's disease, deka-, dekagram, dekaliter, dekameter

Words related to dejection

sorrow, grief, melancholy, sadness, depression

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British Dictionary definitions for dejection

dejection
/ (dɪˈdʒɛkʃən) /

noun

lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy
  1. faecal matter evacuated from the bowels; excrement
  2. the act of defecating; defecation

Medical definitions for dejection

dejection
[ dĭ-jĕk′shən ]

n.

Lowness of spirits; depression; melancholy.
The evacuation of the bowels; defecation.
Feces; excrement.