dejection
71éjection — [ eʒɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. ejectio 1 ♦ Physiol. Vieilli Évacuation, déjection. 2 ♦ (XIXe) Action d éjecter, fait d être éjecté. Tuyère d éjection. L éjection du pilote. 3 ♦ Fam. Expulsion. Éjection d un manifestant qui interrompt l orateur …
72depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… …
73Angle of depression — Depression De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or… …
74Depression — De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as,… …
75Depression of the dewpoint — Depression De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or… …
76Depression of the pole — Depression De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or… …
77Depression of the visible horizon — Depression De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or… …
78dispiriting — adj. causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of {encouraging}. Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening. [WordNet 1.5] 2. causing dejection or depression. Syn: black, dark, depressing, grim. [WordNet 1.5] …
79Sadness — Sad ness, n. 1. Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her sadness and her benignity. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection …
80depression — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon b. the size of an angle of depression 2. an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: as a. a pressing down ; …
