Associations to the word «Dejection»

Wiktionary

DEJECTION, noun. A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues
DEJECTION, noun. The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
DEJECTION, noun. A low condition; weakness; inability.
DEJECTION, noun. (medicine) (archaic) Defecation or feces.

Dictionary definition

DEJECTION, noun. A state of melancholy depression.
DEJECTION, noun. Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn