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Definition of despondency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

despondency

noun
 
/dɪˈspɒndənsi/
 
/dɪˈspɑːndənsi/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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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