Despondency

Word DESPONDENCY
Character 11
Hyphenation de spond en cy
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Despondency"

What do we mean by despondency?

Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection. noun

A sinking or dejection of spirits from loss of hope or courage in affliction or difficulty; deep depression of spirit. noun

Synonyms Desperation, etc. (see despair), discouragement, melancholy, gloom. noun

The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind. noun

The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection. noun

A feeling of depression or disheartenment. noun

Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless noun

The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

Down in the dumps Urban Dictionary

Fucking hopeless. Urban Dictionary

A state of depression. Unblissful. Urban Dictionary

A skatepunk band from leicester. Urban Dictionary

Despondent means feeling disappointed, dejected or even depressed. In simple words, feeling extremely sad. Urban Dictionary

Adjective, refers to someone being unhappy Urban Dictionary

A person who is not happy and smokes cat bums Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Despondency

The word "despondency" in example sentences

The second reason for the despondency is the realization that this, at last, is a direct clash between the two giants. ❋ Unknown (1962)

Earlier, fruitless chemotherapeutic experiments often resulted in despondency, but now even the most pessimistic have gradually come to see the value of the results achieved. ❋ Unknown (1965)

The powers which I feel, and of which I have given promise, may mature, may stamp themselves in act; but the spirit of despondency is strong upon the future exile, and I fear they never will. ❋ Unknown (1838)

The powers which I feel, and of which I have given promise, may mature, may stamp themselves in act, but the spirit of despondency is strong upon the future exile, and I fear they never will: ❋ Unknown (1836)

Let not the one blind you to the other; let not the one lead you to a morbid despondency, which is blind to Christ, nor the other to a superficial estimate of the deadliness of sin, which is blind to thine own self. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

Now and then the aged man came, a dear child or perhaps companion must be seen quickly; I marked the anxiety that seemed to light up his care-worn features -- saddened as it were, by a shade of despondency, which is so often visible on the features of those who have lived long, and their fondest hopes have been often crushed. ❋ Unknown (1852)

He has no patience with what has been called the despondency of old age -- the feeling, natural enough at that time of life, but not desirable to be encouraged, that there is no longer any room for hope or promise in the future which gives so much of its interest to the present. ❋ Rev. W. Lucas Collins (1852)

And let them cast away all scruples; for scruples bring fears, and fears a shrinking dread; and these bring despondency, which is a sin against hope; and this brings estrangement, which is a sin against love. ❋ 1808-1892 (1850)

So long as she remained at home, where every object reminded her of what had been, where the very trees seemed to nod their heads and mock her as she passed along, it was hardly to be expected that, with her best efforts, she could avoid sinking deeper and deeper in despondency. ❋ Unknown (1845)

Andy Murray was as confused as the rest of us in defeat and piercing his despondency was a struggle as we sought to discover why his usually pitch-perfect fitness deserted him when he needed it against Stanislas Wawrinka in the US Open. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You never felt like it ` s horrible now, it won ` t happen for me, that kind of despondency that some people get in the middle of their business? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Corpus Christi procession teaches us that the Eucharist seeks to free us from every kind of despondency and discouragement, wants to raise us, so that we can set out on the journey with the strength God gives us through Jesus Christ. ❋ Papabear (2008)

Here, you can have your laugh out in security, like me; it is the best of sport to see millionaires, governors, despots, now mean and insignificant; you can only tell them by their lamentations, and the spiritless despondency which is the legacy of better days. ❋ Of Samosata Lucian (1895)

Given first went public about his "despondency" at the state of affairs at St James 'Park after Newcastle were humbled 5-1 at home by ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is an urgent need, in short, for someone to step up and provide what Rob Howley described as "that X-factor" to banish the "despondency" which followed the opening game against the Royal XV. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This seemed to have been a roundabout way to request an abortion to remove the underlying cause of Hattie's "despondency". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yet even he concedes that, walking around the town, the mood is one of 'despondency'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These issues, he said in the five-page letter, had also "badly demoralised" the officers of the Armed Forces and if the issues persisted, it could lead to "despondency" among the defence cadre. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When one thinks what a great centre of learning and faith Oxford ought to be like -- that its highest educational work should just be the deliverance of us all from flunkeyism and money-worship -- and then looks at matters here without rose-colored spectacles, it gives one sometimes a sort of chilly leaden despondency, which is very hard to struggle against. " ❋ Thomas Hughes (1859)

"She is looking well, but she falls occasionally into fits of despondency, which is either the result of much fatigue and excitement, or some cause which she does not wish to explain. ❋ Anna Hanson Dorsey (1855)

[Fayaz] is [despondent] when Anthony misses their [3:30] PM hug appointment. See also: inconsolable. ❋ BrandonWalsh (2014)

[Johnny] was despondent because his [IQ] was 4. ❋ Fred Jung. (2003)

[despondent], [distracted], your [vicious], and romantic ❋ ZZz_Jinxy_zZz (2007)

[Despondent] are my [favourite] [punk] band ever. ❋ Spunky McPunk (2004)

She was [feeling] [despondent] after she lost a [match]. ❋ PiPd1234 (2023)

Example 1: why are you so [despondent] with everything [I try] to do? Example 2: [S/he] is so depondent with everything going on in his/her life. ❋ Cecile Poisedon (2009)

Roleld [Mc] Doneld ❋ Queen Of Australia (2003)

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