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Meanings of despondency in English

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Loss of hope.

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        A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

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              Usage of despondency in English
              1
              Yet there are more reasons for hope than despondency, writes Martin Mansergh.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The despondency and suffering were extreme; and the marshal had Cavalier sounded.
              A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
              3
              There was expression enough in his voice now; expression of utter despondency.
              Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John
              4
              Kate set aside her own despondency to render gratitude for sympathy received.
              Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
              5
              After all the excitement her mother was in a fit of despondency.
              The Burial of the Guns
              6
              For some minutes they stood gazing in silent despondency at the sea.
              Fort Desolation: Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land
              7
              By the time I got home my despondency was hard to disguise.
              Halo
              8
              She sat gazing idly at the sky, in sheer despondency and weariness.
              The Golden Calf
              9
              Lyra heard these tales at first with glee and later with despondency.
              The golden compass
              10
              When he resumed, it was once more in a tone of despondency.
              The History of David Grieve
              11
              They don't want to create alarm and despondency until they've got to.
              On the Beach
              12
              Then he added, in deep despondency: But it is of no use.
              A Face Illumined
              13
              The labour, towards the conclusion, became so intolerable as to incite despondency.
              The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2
              14
              The hopes of the most sanguine were now fast sinking into despondency.
              The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
              15
              In the long silence which followed, Orsino relapsed into his former despondency.
              Don Orsino
              16
              No longer petulant or impatient, he appeared sunk in the deepest despondency.
              The Rival Crusoes
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