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Meanings of profound dejection in English

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Usage of profound dejection in English
1
His attitude expressed profound dejection and one could read his indecision in his eyes.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
2
And his head dropped upon his breast in profound dejection.
The False Chevalier / or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
3
Every attitude of the man denoted the most profound dejection.
The Blazed Trail
4
Constant, only, was a feeling of profound dejection; a sense of unutterable, irretrievable failure.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
5
She returned to her own apartments with a feeling of profound dejection and disappointment.
The Living Link: A Novel
6
Anthony sat with his face buried in his hands, in an attitude of profound dejection.
For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in O...
7
There was something strangely pathetic in this outburst, this terrible mirth, born of profound dejection.
The Last of the Barons — Volume 01
8
Amid the anger, there is profound dejection and disappointment.
The Guardian
9
Then he allowed his arm to sink slowly, and gazed at the pavement in profound dejection.
Notre-Dame de Paris
10
And presently his fleshy chin sank upon his broad bosom in an attitude of profound dejection.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
11
Mrs. Hewett averted her face in profound dejection.
The Nether World
12
Their smudged countenances now expressed a profound dejection.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
13
I could not fathom them; I only knew that my exaltation had given place to profound dejection.
Jacqueline of Golden River
14
The day passed in profound dejection.
The Field of Ice / Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras
15
There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 02
16
At this hour I can look back and savor again something of the profound dejection of that time.
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
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