dejection vs desperation

dejection

noun
  • The act of humbling or abasing oneself. 

  • A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues. 

  • A low condition; weakness; inability. 

desperation

noun
  • The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. 

  • A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope. 

  • Reckless fury. 

How often have the words dejection and desperation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )