Despondency synonyms

dĭ-spŏn'dən-sē

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sadness
(Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
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despair
Complete loss of hope.
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depression (related)
A mood disorder characterized usually by anhedonia, extreme sadness, poor concentration, sleep problems, loss of appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness.
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blues
A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar structure and using the blues scale.
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dejection
(Med.) Defecation
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gloom (related)
An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
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melancholy
A tendency to be sad, gloomy, or depressed
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downheartedness
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
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heavy-heartedness
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
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unhappiness
The feeling of not being happy
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heartsickness
The condition of being heartsick
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disconsolateness
(Uncountable) The state of being disconsolate; gloom.
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desperation (related)
Desperation is defined as a loss of hope, or a great need that can make you act irrationally.
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grief (related)
A source or cause of deep mental anguish:
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misery
(Informal) A physical ache or ailment.
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desperateness
The state or quality of being desperate.
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despond
(Archaic) Despondency.
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despondence
The state of being downcast or despondent.
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doldrums
A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors
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dolefulness
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
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dumps
Plural form of dump
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dysphoria
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
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funk
A state of severe depression.
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glumness
The emotion of being glum.
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mope
A dull, spiritless person.
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mournfulness
The property of being mournful.
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hope (related)
(Uncountable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
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feelings (related)
Plural form of feeling
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happy (related)
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
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weariness (related)
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languor (related)
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self-doubt (related)
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uneasiness (related)
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elation (related)
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ennui (related)
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dullness (related)
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bewilderment (related)
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Despondency Sentence Examples

  • Yet there was great despondency, of course, in the Conservative ranks; with despondency discontent; with discontent rancour.

  • He had led the country out of the despondency which followed the defeat of Novara and the abdication of Charles Albert, through all the vicissitudes of national unification to the final triumph at Rome.

  • Or fall into a slough of despondency from which I ca n't reach the keyboard.

  • Though Carlyle, especially in his earlier years, could deliver an invigorating and encouraging, if not a sanguine doctrine, his utterances were more generally couched in the key of denunciation, and betrayed a growing despondency.

  • Throughout November, Rommel's private letters betrayed an increasing despondency.

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