despondence

English

Etymology

From despond + -ence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈspɒndəns/

Noun

despondence (countable and uncountable, plural despondences)

1. The state of being downcast or despondent.
   • 1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, "as thy day, so shall thy strength be.", pages 88–89:

     When adverse winds and waves arise,
     And in my heart despondence sighs,
     ....
     Grateful I hear the kind decree
     That "as my day,—my strength shall be."—

Synonyms

• despondency

Translations

despondency — see despondency