dejection
(noun) a state of melancholy depression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dejection (countable and uncountable, plural dejections)
A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
• Bishop Pearson
A low condition; weakness; inability.
• Arbuthnot
(medicine, archaic) Defecation or feces.
• (melancholy, depression, low spirits): despondency, downheartedness, crestfallenness
• (defecation or feces): excrement, bowel movement
Source: Wiktionary
De*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. déjection.]
1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] Hallywell.
2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self. Adoration implies submission and dejection. Bp. Pearson.
3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. Milton.
4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.] A dejection of appetite. Arbuthnot.
5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) Fæces; excrement. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
