despondence

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despondence

/dɪˈspɒndəns/ UK

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From despond + -ence.

noun despondences

countable, uncountable The state of being downcast or despondent. 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."—
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@misc{despondence_2026,
  title = {despondence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/despondence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}