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countable and uncountable, plural despondencies
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection. examples
A feeling of depression or disheartenment. quotations examples
He kissed her brow, and left her. She watched him unconsciously, till the winding walk hid him from her sight, and then sank back on her seat, every nerve relaxing from its high-strained excitement into utter and still despondency.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 127