Dejection
(noun)
- Feeling of low spirits and discouragement; depression.
- A state of feeling down and dispirited.
Origin:
From latin dejectionem, from deicere ("to throw dow.n")
Examples:
- The news of the loss left him in a state of dejection.
- She felt a sense of dejection after the rejection of her application.
- The team was in a state of dejection after losing the game.
- His dejection was evident in his slumped shoulders and downcast eyes.
- The patient was suffering from severe dejection due to the loss of a loved one.