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Sadness that's given up on even complaining about itself.
means A state of low spirits and gloom, as if something inside has been pushed down and won't spring back up.
from From Latin dejectus, past participle of deicere — 'to throw down, cast down' (de- 'down' + iacere 'to throw'). The same root gives us 'eject' and 'project.' Dejection kept the literal downward throw and turned it inward: you're not thrown from a height, your spirit is.
- vs sadness
- sadness cries, dejection just sighs
- etymology
- latin for thrown down, cast aside
- body language
- shoulders drop before the mood admits it
- duration
- usually shorter than depression, longer than disappointment