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Dejection \De*jec"tion\, n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F.
d['e]jection.]
1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] --Hallywell.
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2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.
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Adoration implies submission and dejection. --Bp.
Pearson.
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3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune;
mental depression; melancholy.
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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.]
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A dejection of appetite. --Arbuthnot.
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5. (Physiol.)
(a) The discharge of excrement.
(b) F[ae]ces; excrement. --Ray.
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