DEJECTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEJECTION?

Need another word that means the same as “dejection”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “dejection” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dejection” are: bm, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool, despondency, depression, downheartedness, dispiritedness, disconsolateness, disappointment, discouragement, desolation, despair, unhappiness, sadness, sorrowfulness, sorrow, dolefulness, melancholy, misery, forlornness, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits

Dejection as a Noun

Definitions of "Dejection" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dejection” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.
• A state of melancholy depression.
• A sad and depressed state; low spirits.

Synonyms of "Dejection" as a noun (29 Words)

bm	A euphemism for defecation.
depression	A period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment. The original shallow depressions were slowly converted to creeks.
desolation	The state of being decayed or destroyed. In choked desolation she watched him leave.
despair	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. A voice full of self hatred and despair.
despondency	Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection. An air of despondency.
disappointment	A person or thing that causes disappointment. I was a big disappointment to her.
disconsolateness	Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless.
discouragement	A loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness. The discouragement of crime.
dispiritedness	A feeling of low spirits.
dolefulness	Sadness caused by grief or affliction.
downheartedness	A feeling of low spirits.
faecal matter	That which has mass and occupies space.
faeces	Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.
fecal matter	Some situation or event that is thought about.
feces	Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.
forlornness	Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
gloom	An atmosphere of depression and melancholy. Gloom pervaded the office.
gloominess	An atmosphere of depression and melancholy.
glumness	An atmosphere of depression and melancholy.
low spirits	A low level or position or degree.
melancholy	A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. An air of melancholy surrounded him.
misery	A feeling of intense unhappiness. A man who had brought her nothing but misery.
ordure	Excrement; dung. Can you give credence to this ordure.
sadness	The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. She tired of his perpetual sadness.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. He drank to drown his sorrows.
sorrowfulness	A state of gloomy sorrow.
stool	(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings. Fibre in the child s diet will soften the stools.
unhappiness	State characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief. Residents expressed their unhappiness at the council s decision.
wretchedness	A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune. The grey wretchedness of the rain.

Usage Examples of "Dejection" as a noun

• He was slumped in deep dejection.

Associations of "Dejection" (30 Words)

affliction	A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity. Poor people in great affliction.
agony	Extreme physical or mental suffering. His last agony.
anguish	Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether I d made the right decision.
anxiety	A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. She suffered from anxiety attacks.
dejected	Sad and depressed; dispirited. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful.
deplorable	Bad; unfortunate. Her spelling was deplorable.
depression	A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention. Depression of the plunger delivers two units of insulin.
despair	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.
disappoint	Fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit.
disappointment	A person or thing that causes disappointment. To her disappointment there was no chance to talk privately with Luke.
distraught	Very worried and upset. Distraught with grief.
distress	Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. She was the classic maiden in distress.
distressed	Impoverished. A distressed leather jacket.
grief	Something that causes great unhappiness. We were too tired to cause any grief.
grieve	Cause great distress to (someone. His behavior grieves his mother.
heartache	Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death. A good friend understands your heartaches as well as your joys.
miserable	Of very poor quality or condition. His miserable treatment of his family.
mourning	Black clothes worn as an expression of sorrow when someone dies. She s still in mourning after the death of her husband.
nervous	Of or relating to the nervous system. Those nervous moments before takeoff.
pitiful	Very small or poor; inadequate. A pitiful attempt to impress her.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad. Sad news.
sadness	The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. She tired of his perpetual sadness.
sorrowful	Feeling or showing grief. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
sorry	Filled with compassion for. I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family.
suffering	Psychological suffering. A message of hope for suffering humanity.
troubled	Characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need. Fell into a troubled sleep.
uncomfortable	Providing or experiencing physical discomfort. An uncomfortable day in the hot sun.
uneasy	Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest. An uneasy calm.
woe	Great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically. To add to his woes customers have been spending less.
wretched	Deserving or inciting pity. I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.