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dejection

Translations

dejectionnoun
dejections
pl
After hearing the bad news, a sense of dejection settled over him.
Après avoir entendu la mauvaise nouvelle, un sentiment d'abattement s'est emparé de lui.
déjectionsMédecine, souvent au pluriel; terme vieilli.
The nurse collected the patient's dejections for laboratory analysis.
L'infirmière a recueilli les déjections du patient pour une analyse en laboratoire.
Additional translations
découragement
Synonyms
depression
disappointment
melancholy
gloom
despondency
sadness
low spirits
moodiness
Antonyms
joy
cheerfulness
happiness
elation

Definitions

dejectionnoun
A state of sadness or depression.
After hearing the bad news, a sense of dejection settled over him.
(medicine, dated, usually plural) Solid or semisolid waste matter discharged from the intestines; excrement.
The nurse collected the patient's dejections for laboratory analysis.
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