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Dejection

noun/dɪstɹˈæktᵻbəl/
Definition
a state of melancholy depression
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪstɹˈæktᵻbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪdʒˈɛkʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪdʒˈɛkʃən/
3 syllables Say it as /dɪstɹˈæktᵻbəl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
dejectverblower someone's spirits; make downhearted
faecaladjectiveof or relating to feces
fecaladjectiveof or relating to feces
stoolverbhave a bowel movement
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Niedergeschlagenheit
ein Zustand melancholischer Depression
🇫🇷French
abattement
un état de dépression mélancolique
🇪🇸Spanish
abatimiento
un estado de depresión melancólica
🇮🇹Italian
abbattimento
uno stato di malinconica depressione
🇳🇱Dutch
neerslachtigheid
een toestand van melancholische depressie
🇵🇹Portuguese
desânimo
um estado de depressão melancólica
🇷🇺Russian
уныние
состояние меланхолической депрессии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उदासी
उदासी अवसाद की एक स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
হতাশা
বিষণ্ণ বিষণ্নতা একটি রাষ্ট্র
🇮🇳Tamil
மனச்சோர்வு
மனச்சோர்வு நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
నిస్పృహ
మెలాంచోలీ డిప్రెషన్ యొక్క స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
निराशा
उदास उदासीनता एक राज्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
હતાશા
ખિન્ન હતાશાની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರಾಶೆ
ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಯ ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിരാശ
വിഷാദ വിഷാദാവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ
ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
مایوسی
اداسی ڈپریشن کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沮丧
忧郁抑郁的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
落胆
憂鬱なうつ病の状態
🇰🇷Korean
낙담
우울한 우울증 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chán nản
một trạng thái trầm cảm u sầu
🇹🇭Thai
ความหดหู่ใจ
สภาวะของภาวะซึมเศร้าเศร้าโศก
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekesalan
keadaan depresi melankolis
🇵🇭Filipino
panlulumo
isang estado ng mapanglaw na depresyon
🇲🇾Malay
kekecewaan
keadaan kemurungan melankolis
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاكتئاب
حالة من الاكتئاب السوداوي
🇮🇷Persian
دلتنگی
حالت افسردگی مالیخولیایی
🇹🇷Turkish
keyifsizlik
melankolik bir depresyon durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
דִכדוּך
מצב של דיכאון מלנכולי
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What is the primary definition of the word 'dejection'?
The primary meaning of 'dejection' is 'a state of melancholy depression'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dejection' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dejection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dejection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dejection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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