Dejection - English meaning

noun

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

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Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun

A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness

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I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun

A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years

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Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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The stony desolation of the desert

noun

The complete loss or absence of hope.

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A voice full of self-hatred and despair

verb

Lose or be without hope.

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We should not despair

noun

A feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation

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A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair., she flung up her arms in despair and wailed.,…

noun

Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

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An air of despondency

noun

The quality of being unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm

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A mood of despondency had set in., despondency about there is a general air of despondency about th…

noun

Sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one's hopes or expectations.

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To her disappointment, there was no chance to talk privately with luke

noun

The unhappiness or discouragement that results when your hopes or expectations have not been satisfied, or someone or something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected

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[ u ] her disappointment showed on her face., [ c ] after two losing seasons, we felt he was a disa…

noun

A loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness.

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Do not give in to discouragement

noun

A feeling of being less confident or less hopeful

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He had known discouragement and failure, but in the end he persevered and wound up with a successfu…

noun

The feeling of not having much hope about a particular situation or problem

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There is a dispiritedness about the team these days.

noun

The condition or quality of being sad.

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A source of great sadness

noun

The feeling of being sad or unhappy

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There was a look of great sadness in his eyes.

noun

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

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A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb

Feel or display deep distress.

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A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun

A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling

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[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

noun

The feeling of not being happy; sadness.

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I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages

noun

The quality of being sad or not satisfied

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There is widespread unhappiness with the government's economic, foreign and trade policies., she ta…