dejection

== English == === Etymology === From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃən === Noun === dejection (countable and uncountable, plural dejections) A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues. Synonyms: despondency, downheartedness, crestfallenness; see also Thesaurus:sadness The act of humbling or abasing oneself. Synonyms: abasement, humiliation, submission A low condition; weakness; inability. Synonyms: dearth, want; see also Thesaurus:lack (medicine, archaic) Defecation or feces. Synonyms: excrement, bowel movement; see also Thesaurus:defecation, Thesaurus:feces ==== Translations ====