slough of despond
slough of de·spond
\ˌslau̇-əv-di-ˈspänd, ˌslü-\Definition of SLOUGH OF DESPOND
: a state of extreme depression
Origin of SLOUGH OF DESPOND
from the Slough of Despond, deep bog into which Christian falls on the way from the City of Destruction and from which Help saves him in the allegory Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan
First Known Use: 1776
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