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despondency

[ dih-spon-duhn-see ]

noun

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

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of despondency1

First recorded in 1645–55; despond + -ency
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Synonym Study

See despair.
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What you were left with at the end was a feeling of despondency at how poor Scotland actually were.

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It took a while to shake off the despondency and depression many of us felt after Trump was restored and then deputized a weird billionaire to wreck the government.

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"To get constant rejections just left me in an even deeper pit of despair and despondency."

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Adding to their despondency, is a fact all involved stress repeatedly: the vaccine is simply not enough to save the species.

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Certainly, hope is an important psychological motivator for many people, and relying solely on doom-and-gloom messaging could push some people into despondency.

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