01 n. A casting down; depression.
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1.
A casting down; depression.[Obs. or Archaic]
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2.
The act of humbling or abasing one's self.“Adoration implies submission and dejection.” — Bp. Pearson.
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3.
Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.“What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring.” — Milton.
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4.
A low condition; weakness; inability.[R.]“A dejection of appetite.” — Arbuthnot.
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5.
The discharge of excrement.(Physiol.)