despondency
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As Europe faces a host of economic challenges, an excessive despondency about its current condition may be one of the more pernicious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Arsenal's joy in Italy contrasted with despondency in Norway for Premier League heavyweights Man City.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
The group's UK Director, Luke Tryl, diagnoses a "despondency or misery about the state of Britain that doesn't feel sustainable".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
Certainly, hope is an important psychological motivator for many people, and relying solely on doom-and-gloom messaging could push some people into despondency.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
She could infect a whole house with gaiety and she used her gift as a weapon against the despondency that lurked always around outside the house waiting to get in at Tom.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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