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dejection

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ UK /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

Meanings

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Synonyms
1 noun · a state of low spirits or... despondencymelancholygloomdepressiondespairsadnessdispiritedness
Word family
Related forms dejectdejected

Etymology

From Latin deiectio ('a casting down'), from deicere ('to cast down'), from de- ('down') + iacere ('to throw').

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