The quality or state of being dejected; the condition of sadness, discouragement, and low spirits.
Deject plus '-ed' plus '-ness,' forming an abstract noun. This allows philosophers and writers to discuss the emotional state of dejection as a measurable quality.
There's something about English that lets us turn feelings into nouns and measure them—'dejectedness' makes sadness sound like a tangible thing you can study.
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