despondence

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Noun despondence has 1 sense

despondency, despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness - feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
--₁ is a kind of depression

Derived form: verb despond₁

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Despondence

Noun

Sense 1: A feeling of extreme discouragement or sadness.
Example sentence: After losing the championship, the team was filled with despondence and their spirits were low.
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Adjective

Sense 1: Characterized by feelings of extreme discouragement or sadness.
Example sentence: The despondence sighs of the deserted house echoed through the empty halls.
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