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dejection

noun
🔊/dɪˈdʒekʃn/
🔊/dɪˈdʒekʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a sad or depressed state沮丧；情绪低落；垂头丧气
    • She sat in the corner in utter dejection.她非常沮丧地坐在角落里。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere ‘throw down’, from de- ‘down’ + jacere ‘to throw’.