dejection
/dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/noun
dejection is spelled D-E-J-E-C-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dejection means “A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dejection is dejections.
How many letters and syllables are in dejection?
| Letters | 9: D-E-J-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dejection?
Dejection appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dejection?
- UK /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/
- US /dəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dejection.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dejection?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dejection from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkʃən/):
- section
- direction
- detection
- perfection
- complexion
- deflection
- interconnection
- imperfection
- flexion
- interjection
- circumspection
- bisection
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dejection
- dejections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dejection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
- 2
The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
- 3
A low condition; weakness; inability.
- 4
archaicDefecation or feces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dejection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abattement |
| Portuguese | dejeção, desânimo |
| Spanish | abatimiento, desaliento, desánimo , deyección |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dejection come from?
From Old French dejection, from Latin dejectio (“a casting down”). By surface analysis, deject + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).