Dejection and Lightness
Opposite meaning words
Dejection
Dejection noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Lightness
Lightness noun - A lack of seriousness often at an improper time.
Usage example: the inappropriate lightness of the anchorman's tone while he was reading the story of the freak accident in which people had died
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