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dejection

noun

1 dejection

A state of melancholy depression.

Roget 837: dejection; dejectedness etc. adj.; depression, prosternation; lowness of spirits, depression of spirits; weight on the spirits, oppression on the spirits, damp on the spirits; low spirits, bad spirits, drooping spirits, ... show more

Roget 828: mental suffering, pain, dolor; suffering, sufferance; ache, smart etc. (physical pain) 378; passion.    displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, ... show more

Dutch: verslagenheid, misnoegdheid, droefgeestigheid, zwaarmoedigheid, somberheid, gedeprimeerdheid, depressie, neerslachtigheid, moedeloosheid
Polish: chandra, spleen, przygnębienie, zgnębienie, splin

2 dejection

Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.

synonyms: BM, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool.

Roget 299: excretion, discharge, emanation; exhalation, exudation, extrusion, secretion, effusion, extravasation [Med.], ecchymosis [Med.]; evacuation, dejection, faeces, excrement, ... show more

Dutch: afgang, ba, beer, derrie, drek, excrement, excrementen, faecaliën, faeces, fecaliën ... show more
Polish: odchody


Moby thesaurus: BM, Schmerz, Slough of Despond, abstraction, abulia, alienation, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, apathy, blank despondency, bloody flux, blues, bouderie, bowel movement, catatonic stupor, catharsis, compulsion, crap, death wish ... show more.

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