dejection
/dɪˈdʒekʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈdʒekʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈjek-shən dē-/ (ame, mw)
dejection — noun
1. a low, discouraged state in which someone feels sad after a setback and no longe
a low, discouraged state in which someone feels sad after a setback and no longer expects things to improve soon.
After the scholarship rejection, Anya sat in quiet dejection by the library steps.
collocation: sit in quiet dejection after bad news
Omar's voice carried clear dejection when the coach named another captain.
dejection shown through a person's voice
A look of dejection crossed Padma's face when the last bus pulled away.
The farmers felt deep dejection after weeks of dust and another failed harvest.
Christopher tried to hide his dejection after the gallery turned down his paintings.
- discouragement
focuses more on losing confidence to continue trying than on the sadness itself
- despondency
stronger and more hopeless, often for a deeper or longer-lasting state
- sadness
broader and more everyday; does not always imply a setback or defeat
- gloom
can describe a person's mood or the atmosphere around a group or place
- hope
the expectation that things can get better, which dejection lacks
- cheerfulness
a light, positive mood rather than a dropped or defeated spirit
文法句型
sink into dejection
hide one's dejection
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and most often used after a disappointment, defeat, or rejection. Stronger and more literary than 'sadness' because it suggests a visible loss of spirit.