Etymology

dejection

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Today it means: A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues. Full definition →

Old French dejection ← Latin dejectio
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  1. Latin · derived fromdejectio“a casting down”
  2. Old French · derived fromdejection
  3. English todaydejection

From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject + -ion.

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