Definition of despondency Despondency

/dɪspɑˈndʌnsi/ - [dispandunsee] - de•spond•en•cy

We found 7 definitions of despondency from 5 different sources.

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What does despondency mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: despondencies

despondency - feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness
  depression pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • despondency (n.)
    The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • despondency
    A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
  • despondency
    Loss of hope.

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