dejection
noun/dɪˈdʒekʃn/
/dɪˈdʒekʃn/
[uncountable]- a sad or depressed state
- She sat in the corner in utter dejection.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere ‘throw down’, from de- ‘down’ + jacere ‘to throw’.Want to learn more?
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