I felt afraid of being left alone, and for three whole days I wandered about the town in profound dejection, not knowing what to do with myself.
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Dejection
/dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
Synonyms for "dejection" (146 found)
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abstractionabuliaalienationanxietyanxiety equivalentanxiety stateapathyblank despondencybloody fluxbluesbmbouderiebowel movementcatatonic stuporcatharsiscompulsioncrapdeath wishdefecationdejecta
Noun(2 words)
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grumnessheartlessnesshopelessnesshypochondriahysteriahystericsindifferenceinsensibilitylethargylienteryloose bowelslow spiritslownesslowness of spiritmalaisemaniamelancholiamelancholymental distressmisery
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moodinessmoodishnessmopishnessmorosenessmovementobsessionoppressionpathological indecisivenesspessimismpitypreoccupationprostrationpsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancepurgationpurgerunsschmerzself-destructive urgeshitshitssinking heartslough of despondsorrowspiritlessnessstoolstuporsuicidal despairsulkinesssullennesssurlinesstaedium vitaetictransudatetransudationtrotsturistastwitchingunhappinessunresponsivenessvoidancewastewaste matterweariness of lifewithdrawal
Adjective(1 words)
sad mood
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6 entriesacute dejectiondejection after failurefeelings of dejectionmood of dejectionprolonged dejectionstate of dejection
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6 total sentences available.
Adoration implies submission and dejection, so that while we worship we cast down ourselves; there must be therefore some great eminence in the object worshipped, or else we should dishonor our own nature in the worship of it.
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Meat remaining in the stomach undigested, dejection of appetite, wind coming upwards, are signs of a phlegmatick constitution.
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No dejection since his entrance, nor has he passed urine.
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