Synonyms of dejection

dejection

noun

di-ˈjek-shən 

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits

I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sadness
• depression
• melancholy
• sorrowfulness
• sorrow
• mournfulness
• anguish
• grief
• gloom
• unhappiness
• misery
• despair
• agony
• gloominess
• oppression
• desperation
• joylessness
• despondency
• glumness
• forlornness
• despondence
• heartsickness
• dreariness
• blues
• pain
• dumps
• mourning
• miserableness
• desolation
• downheartedness
• boredom
• mopes
• despond
• distress
• blue devils
• doldrums
• regret
• self-pity
• melancholia
• discouragement
• disconsolateness
• hopelessness
• dispiritedness
• somberness
• wretchedness
• dolefulness
• woe
• disheartenment
• dolor
• ennui
• moroseness
• moodiness
• tedium
• morbidness
• drear
• woefulness
• self-despair
• rue
• morosity
• dismalness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• elation
• exultation
• ecstasy
• happiness
• euphoria
• jubilation
• intoxication
• exuberance
• exhilaration
• bliss
• joyousness
• rapture
• gladness
• joyfulness
• mirth
• heaven
• glee
• gayety
• felicity
• merriment
• gaiety
• optimism
• joviality
• humor
• jollity
• cheerfulness
• lightheartedness
• hopefulness
• blissfulness
• gayness
• satisfaction
• contentment
• cheer
• cheeriness
• mirthfulness
• elatedness
• content
• gleefulness
• rapturousness
• gladsomeness
• contentedness
• gratification
• delight
• sunniness

Examples of dejection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From Jack Harris: The Dodgers dugout sat in quiet dejection. —Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024

The waves of emotions — from dejection to hope to numbness to jubilation (for him) and relief (for me) — are something neither of us will forget. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024

Hair frayed and chins resting in palms, immortalizing dejection. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024

When Utah becomes a member of the Big 12 in a few months, everything about the rivalry will be amplified: the vitriol, the stakes, the repercussions, the elation and dejection. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024