See dejection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gruaim"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "abbattimento"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seulpeum",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "슬픔"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "przygnębienie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "strapienie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dejeção"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desânimo"
},
{
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abatimént"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "unýnije",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "уны́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abatimiento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desaliento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a state of melancholy or depression",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desánimo"
}
],
"word": "dejection"
}
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