Definition of despondency
: the state of being despondent or extremely low in spirits : dejection, hopelessness sank into despondency while he was unemployed
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Examples of despondency in a Sentence
in despondency because he couldn't seem to settle into a lasting relationship
in their despondency they seemingly forgot that losing teams can become winning teams in a single season
Recent Examples of despondency from the Web
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Now the focus is on survival, doing whatever is possible to stave off despondency.
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The despondency and helplessness of unemployment were discovered, to the bafflement and dismay of cultural critics, only after factory work became dominant and cities swelled.
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Partly to chronicle the way his affliction affected his art and partly as a way to fight his despondency as his faculties gradually slipped away, Untermohlen began painting a yearly self-portrait.
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Origin and Etymology of despondency
see 1despond
First Known Use: 1653
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