Dejection (noun)

  1. Feeling of low spirits and discouragement; depression.
  2. A state of feeling down and dispirited.

Origin:

From latin dejectionem, from deicere ("to throw dow.n")

Examples:

  1. The news of the loss left him in a state of dejection.
  2. She felt a sense of dejection after the rejection of her application.
  3. The team was in a state of dejection after losing the game.
  4. His dejection was evident in his slumped shoulders and downcast eyes.
  5. The patient was suffering from severe dejection due to the loss of a loved one.
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