despondency
Example Sentences
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Arsenal's joy in Italy contrasted with despondency in Norway for Premier League heavyweights Man City.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
"To get constant rejections just left me in an even deeper pit of despair and despondency."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
Juniper Hills resident Diane Swick, 60, transitioned from joy to despondency quickly in early August.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024
Add that to a constant drumbeat of stories about widespread dissatisfaction and despondency, and it created a negative feedback loop.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024
But people also turned inward to their private joys and tragedies to escape the pervasive fear and despondency.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing despondency
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Gene
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