Dejection
Dejection noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection
Heartsickness and dejection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartsickness" instead a noun "Dejection".
Heartsickness
Heartsickness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: could not begin to describe the heartsickness he felt when he sold the family farm
Dejection and heartsickness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dejection" instead a noun "Heartsickness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and dejection
- sadness and heartsickness
- melancholy and dejection
- melancholy and heartsickness
- despondency and dejection
- despondency and heartsickness
- despair and dejection
- despair and heartsickness
- sorrow and dejection
- sorrow and heartsickness
- depression and dejection
- depression and heartsickness
- grief and dejection
- grief and heartsickness
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Heartsickness and Dejection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dejection/heartsickness
Dejection & Heartsickness. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dejection/heartsickness>.
Heartsickness or Dejection. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dejection/heartsickness.
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