dejectedness
State of discouragement
Dejectedness is the state of being dejected—feeling low-spirited, disheartened, or cast down.
The word emphasizes the condition itself rather than the emotion: His dejectedness was obvious from his slumped shoulders and silence.
Dejection is the more common noun form.
Profound loss of hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
dispiritedness · downheartedness · low spirits · heavyheartedness · cheerlessness · joylessness · unhappiness · blueness
Sad from disappointment
- hangdogShamefaced and defeated
- downcastSad or despondent
- woebegoneOvercome by grief
- glumQuietly dejected
sullen · mopey · droopy · long-faced · dispirited · subdued · withdrawn · slouched
Total absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatVictory over another
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
futility · helplessness · powerlessness · giving up · defeatism · pessimism · loss of hope · surrender
Period following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
lamentation · sorrowing · bereavement · pining · inconsolability · brokenheartedness
despondency
Profound loss of hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
sadness · dispiritedness · downheartedness · low spirits · heavyheartedness · cheerlessness · joylessness · unhappiness · blueness · doldrums
crestfallen
Sad from disappointment
glum · sullen · mopey · droopy · long-faced · dispirited · subdued · withdrawn · slouched · listless
despair
Total absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatVictory over another
- discouragementLoss of confidence
demoralization · futility · helplessness · powerlessness · giving up · defeatism · pessimism · loss of hope · surrender · capitulation
mourning
Period following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
woe · lamentation · sorrowing · bereavement · pining · inconsolability · brokenheartedness
dejectednessjoy
Intense positive emotion
elation · happiness · exuberance · jubilation · cheerfulness
dejectednessconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
pride · self-assurance · triumph · empowerment · self-confidence
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