dejectedness
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Definition
- Noun:
- A state or feeling of low spirits, sadness, and discouragement: "Dejectedness" refers to the emotional condition of being dejected, characterized by a downcast, dispirited, or gloomy mood, often due to disappointment or failure.
Usage
- "Dejectedness" is a formal noun used to describe a profound and often visible state of sadness. It is less common in everyday speech than simpler words like "sadness" or "dejection."
- It is typically used in literary, psychological, or descriptive contexts to convey a deep sense of melancholy and loss of hope.
Examples
- Noun:
- After receiving the rejection letter, a deep dejectedness settled over him.
- She tried to hide her dejectedness with a smile, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
- The team's dejectedness was palpable after their unexpected loss in the final match.
Advanced Usage
- "A profound dejectedness": an intense and deep-seated state of low spirits.
- A profound dejectedness followed the loss of his lifelong companion.
- "To sink into dejectedness": to gradually become overwhelmed by low spirits.
- Without his friends' support, he feared he would sink into dejectedness.
Variants and Related Words
- Dejected (adj): sad and depressed; dispirited.
- He looked dejected after hearing the news.
- Dejection (n): a state of sadness and low spirits. (This is a more common synonym for "dejectedness.")
- Her face was a picture of dejection.
Synonyms
- Despondency: a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
- Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
- Gloom: a state of depression or despondency.
- Downheartedness: a feeling of low spirits or sadness.
Antonyms
- Cheerfulness: the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
- Elation: great happiness and exhilaration.
- Exuberance: the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
Noun
- a feeling of low spirits
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits