Despondency

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The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind. The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk in despondency. - Macaulay.

Noun

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despondency - feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless Synonyms: despondence, disconsolateness, heartsickness

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