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despondency

[ dih-spon-duhn-see ]

/ dɪˈspɒn dən si /

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noun

state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.

SYNONYMS FOR despondency

melancholy, gloom.

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Also de·spond·ence [dih-spon-duhns] /dɪˈspɒn dəns/ .

Origin of despondency

First recorded in 1645–55; despond + -ency

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OTHER WORDS FROM despondency

pre·de·spond·en·cy, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for despondency

Yet we see in her not a moment's hesitation, we hear from her no expression of doubt or the least despondence.
Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr.|Edward B. Hall
Theological notions appear to have been made to debase him, to contract his mind, to plunge him into despondence.
The System of Nature, Volume 2|Paul Henri Thiery (Baron D'Holbach)
She became thin, her appetite entirely failed, and she looked the image of despondence.
Adeline Mowbray|Amelia Alderson Opie
Yet there is no good in despondence: vigilance and activity often effect more than was expected.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6|Samuel Johnson

But, notwithstanding his declaration of despondence on this head, his imagination involuntarily teemed with more agreeable ideas.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I|Tobias Smollett

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