Despondency synonyms
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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.
Complete loss of hope.
A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar structure and using the blues scale.
(Med.) Defecation
gloom (related)
An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
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A tendency to be sad, gloomy, or depressed
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
The feeling of not being happy
The condition of being heartsick
(Uncountable) The state of being disconsolate; gloom.
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:
(Informal) A physical ache or ailment.
The state or quality of being desperate.
(Archaic) Despondency.
The state of being downcast or despondent.
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A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
A state of severe depression.
A dull, spiritless person.
The property of being mournful.
hope (related)
(Uncountable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
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happy (related)
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
weariness (related)
languor (related)
self-doubt (related)
uneasiness (related)
elation (related)
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ennui (related)
dullness (related)
bewilderment (related)
Find another word for despondency. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for despondency, like: hopelessness, depression, sadness, despair, blues, dejection, gloom, melancholy, downheartedness, heavy-heartedness and unhappiness.