dejection

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dejection

[de-jek´shun]

a mental state marked by sadness; the lowered mood characteristic of depression.

de·jec·tion

(dĕ-jek'shŭn),

1. Synonym(s): depression (4)

2. The discharge of excrementitious matter.

3. The matter so discharged. Synonym(s): dejecta

[L. dejectio, fr. de- jicio, pp. -jectus, to cast down]

de·pres·sion

(dĕ-presh'ŭn) [TA]

1. Reduction of the level of functioning.

2. A hollow or sunken area.

3. Displacement of a part downward or inward.

4. A temporary mental state or chronic mental disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self-esteem, and self-reproach; accompanying signs include psychomotor retardation or less frequently agitation, withdrawal from social contact, and vegetative states such as loss of appetite and insomnia.
Synonym(s): dejection.

de·jec·tion

(dĕ-jek'shŭn)

1. The discharge of excrementitious matter.

2. The matter so discharged.

[L. dejectio, fr. de-jicio, pp. -jectus, to cast down]

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