despondency
noun/dɪˈspɒndənsi/
/dɪˈspɑːndənsi/
[uncountable]- a feeling of being sad and without much hope
- a mood of despondency
- Life's not all gloom and despondency.
- despondency about/over something a situation of high unemployment and despondency about the future
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