dejection vs depression

depression vs dejection

dejection and depression both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dejection	Yes	No	No	No
depression	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depression is a hypernym of dejection; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than dejection:

dejection: a state of melancholy depression
depression: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

dejection (noun)	depression (noun)
a state of melancholy depression	pushing down
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
	a sunken or depressed geological formation
	angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

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