English
Noun
despondency (countable and uncountable plural despondencies
The loss of hope or confidence ; despair or dejection .
A feeling of depression or disheartenment .
1834 Letitia Elizabeth Landon , Francesca Carrara , volume 3, page 127 :He kissed her brow, and left her. She watched him unconsciously, till the winding walk hid him from her sight, and then sank back on her seat, every nerve relaxing from its high-strained excitement into utter and still despondency .
Translations
loss of hope or confidence
Bulgarian: отчаяние (bg) ( otčajanie ) , безнадеждност (bg) ( beznadeždnost )
Catalan: desesper m desesperació f
Czech: malomyslnost f
Danish: modløshed c
Dutch: wanhoop (nl) m radeloosheid (nl) m
French: désespoir (fr)
German: Verzagtheit (de) f Mutlosigkeit f
Greek: αθυμία (el) f ( athymía )
Ancient: δυσθυμία f ( dusthumía )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Italian: abbattimento (it) m
Maori: takaruretanga ngākau pōuri
Romagnol: abatimént m
Romanian: disperare (ro) f
Russian: упадок духа ( upadok duxa ) , отчаянье (ru) ( otčajanʹje )
Spanish: desesperanza (es) f desesperación (es) f descorazonamiento m
Swedish: modlöshet (sv) c hopplöshet (sv)
Tagalog: hinayo paghihinayo
a feeling of depression or disheartenment
Bulgarian: униние (bg) ( uninie )
Catalan: desànim (ca) m abatiment m
Czech: malomyslnost f
Danish: modløshed c
Dutch: wanhoop (nl) m radeloosheid (nl) m
French: abattement (fr) m
German: Niedergeschlagenheit (de) f Mutlosigkeit f
Greek: αθυμία (el) f ( athymía )
Ancient: δυσθυμία f ( dusthumía )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Irish: anaoibh f
Italian: abbattimento (it) m scoraggiamento (it) m sconforto (it) m
Maori: takaruretanga rāwakiwaki ngākau pōuri
Norwegian: motløshet m mistrøstighet m nedtrykthet m nedtrykking f mismot n
Romagnol: abatimént m
Romanian: mâhnire (ro) f melancolie (ro) f
Russian: отчаянье (ru) ( otčajanʹje ) , уныние (ru) ( unynije )
Tagalog: hinayo paghihinayo
Tocharian B: silñe