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1
a state or spell of low spirits
- in despondency because he couldn't seem to settle into a lasting relationship
Synonyms for despondency
- blue devils,
- blues,
- dejection,
- depression,
- desolation,
- despond,
- despondence,
- disconsolateness,
- dispiritedness,
- doldrums,
- dolefulness,
- downheartedness,
- dreariness,
- dumps,
- forlornness,
- gloom,
- gloominess,
- glumness,
- heartsickness,
- joylessness,
- melancholy,
- miserableness,
- mopes,
- mournfulness,
- oppression,
- sadness,
- sorrowfulness,
- unhappiness
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2
the state of being discouraged
- in their despondency they seemingly forgot that losing teams can become winning teams in a single season
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3
utter loss of hope
- never once gave into despondency and self-pity during her long recovery from her injuries in the car crash
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- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- glee,
- gleefulness,
- jollity,
- joviality,
- lightheartedness,
- merriment,
- mirth,
- mirthfulness
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“Despondency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despondency. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of despondency was in 1653
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