- a variation of despondency.
despondence
Example Sentences
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A stronger explanation of why this show is defying our collective doomsday fatigue points is its insistence on pushing back against despondence.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in free fall and the U.N. says food shortages affect a third of the population.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022
The anger and despondence of the family is easy to understand considering the magnitude of the crime and the protracted battle they had to fight for justice.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
He drew fouls and whipped passes to teammates and left the Celtics and their fans in a state of despondence.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2022
I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
