DEJECTION


Meaning of DEJECTION in English

/ dɪˈdʒekʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin dejectio(n-) , from deicere throw down, from de- down + jacere to throw.

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