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# dejection

noun (no plural)

«dejection» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dejection is a feeling of sadness and low spirits, with no hope or energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dejection/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales a hero or king falls into dejection after a loss, and must be cheered up before he can act

### Examples

- After losing the match she sat in dejection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dejection/#x1)
- His dejection lifted when his friend came back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dejection/#x2)
- The king's dejection was clear to all his sons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dejection/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dejection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dejection/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dejection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dejection.html) on Mova free.