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dejection(dictionary)

dejection (iou)



dejection noun. LME.
[Latin dejectio(n-), formed as DEJECT verb: see -ION.]
Depression of spirits; a dejected state, low spirits. LME.
Boswell That miserable dejection of spirits to which he was constitutionally subject. F. Parkman A deep dejection fell upon them. A. J. Cronin That pit of dejection into which..he would plummet.
A lowering in fortunes, condition, quality, etc.; abasement; humiliation. LME-M17.
b. Astrology. The state (of a planet) of having lost its influence. LME-E18.
lit. The action of casting down; the fact of being cast down. arch. L15.
J. Ruskin A hole..for the convenient dejection of hot sand and lead.
Medicine. Defecation; in pl., faeces. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
Weakening, diminution, esp. of bodily strength. Now rare or obsolete. M17.