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
Both converge on Disaster Trick as the group homes in on epiphanies from dejection and emotional freefall.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024
The pangs of dejection are as pleasurably depicted as the euphorics of an early connection.
—Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
Think also of the millions of mothers who without complaint or reluctance undergo the pangs of childbirth and the often-joyless tasks of child rearing, including sleepless nights, childhood tears and illnesses, and childhood dejections over school or friends.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
From Jack Harris: The Dodgers dugout sat in quiet dejection.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024
The pangs of dejection are as pleasurably depicted as the euphorics of an early connection.
—Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
Think also of the millions of mothers who without complaint or reluctance undergo the pangs of childbirth and the often-joyless tasks of child rearing, including sleepless nights, childhood tears and illnesses, and childhood dejections over school or friends.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
From Jack Harris: The Dodgers dugout sat in quiet dejection.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for dejection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejection
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How can the brain be stimulated to curb depression, pain, or the effects of Parkinson’s?Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recognize Who is Most at Risk Certain conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and mental health conditions such as depression can increase the risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19.Essence, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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But Adams often located a layer of melancholy beneath her characters’ sunny surfaces, and those early performances had a depth that now makes her versatility seem obvious.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nearly all of them from his late grandmother, who occasionally spoke with melancholy and pride about her older son, Jack.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hendrix went on to say the foundation shared in the sorrow of the child’s passing.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
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The topic, then, is sorrow, songs of sorrow, sounds of sorrow.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Dejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejection. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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