Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The state of being melancholy, depressed, in low spirits. 2. (n.) The act of humbling or abasing one's self. 3. (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. 4. (n.) A low condition; weakness; inability. 5. (n.) The discharge of excrement. 6. (n.) Feces; excrement.

Multi-Version Concordance Dejection (1 Occurrence) James 4:9 Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. (See RSV)