dejectedness


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de·ject·ed

 (dĭ-jĕk′tĭd)
adj.
Being in low spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.
de·ject′ed·ly adv.
de·ject′ed·ness n.
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Noun1.dejectedness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"
dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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