despondence

English

Etymology

despond +‎ -ence

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈspɒndəns/

Noun

despondence (countable and uncountable, plural despondences)

  1. The state of being downcast or despondent.
    • 1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, "as thy day, so shall thy strength be.", pages 88–89:
      When adverse winds and waves arise,
      And in my heart despondence sighs,
      ....
      Grateful I hear the kind decree
      That "as my day,—my strength shall be."—

Synonyms

Translations
despondency — see despondency
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