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DEJECTION Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word dejection. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word dejection. (close relations)
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despondency
nounn
noun

• feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

downheartedness
nounn
noun

• a feeling of low spirits

bitterness
nounn
noun

• a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

• a rough and bitter manner

• the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

• the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

demoralization
nounn
noun

• destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

• a state of disorder and confusion

• depression resulting from an undermining of your morale

despair
nounn
noun

• a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

verb

• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

discouragement
nounn
noun

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

• the expression of opposition and disapproval

• the act of discouraging

disheartenment
nounn
noun

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

• a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted

dismay
verbv
noun

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

verb

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

dolefulness
nounn
noun

• sadness caused by grief or affliction

gloom
nounn
noun

• a state of partial or total darkness

• a feeling of melancholy apprehension

• an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

misery
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• a feeling of intense unhappiness

sadness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

woe
nounn
noun

• misery resulting from affliction

• intense mournfulness

wretchedness
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

• the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

excrement
nounn
noun

• waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

faeces
nounn
noun

• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

feces
nounn
noun

• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

ordure
nounn
noun

• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

stool
nounn
noun

• a simple seat without a back or arms

• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

• (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

verb

• lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

• react to a decoy, of wildfowl

• grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

• have a bowel movement

Best Hypernyms For DEJECTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dejection, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
depression desolation despair excrement excreta excretion gloom melancholy misery sadness sorrow unhappiness
Phrases (2)
body wasteexcretory product

Alternatives for DESPONDENCY

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