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dejection

[dih-jek-shuhn] / dɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /


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But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

And it can be the difference between hope and dejection at what is a very precarious time for most families.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

“I woke up with a big smile on my face today, feeling very loved by all of you,” he wrote on a carousel of photos showing his postrace dejection.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2024

Rangers' Todd Cantwell, meanwhile, has been in Glasgow less than a year but has had to swallow plenty of derby dejection.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2023

Yossarian and Orr walked from the barbershop in dejection.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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