də̇ˈjekshən, dēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dejeccioun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin dejection-, dejectio act of lowering or pulling down, abject condition, humiliation, from Latin, purging, ejection, degradation, from dejectus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. obsolete
a. : the act of lowering or the condition of being lowered in rank, estate, or circumstances : abasement , humiliation
b. : a lowering of strength : diminution especially of appetite
2. : lowness of spirits : depression , melancholy
slumped down on the wall, the picture of dejection — O.E.Rölvaag
3.
[probably from French, from Middle French, from Latin]
a. : defecation
b. : feces , excrement
Synonyms: see sadness