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BNC: 19794 COCA: 28236

— despondency

/dɪˈspɑːndənsi/ also despondence /dɪˈspɑːndəns/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 19794 COCA: 28236

despondency

noun

de·​spon·​den·​cy di-ˈspän-dən-sē How to pronounce despondency (audio)
: the state of being despondent or extremely low in spirits : dejection, hopelessness
sank into despondency while he was unemployed

Example Sentences

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
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Word History

Etymology

see despond entry 1

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of despondency was in 1653
BNC: 19794 COCA: 28236

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