despondency
/dis'pɔndənsi/
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of low spirits and loss of hope: Despondency is a profound feeling of dejection, discouragement, and hopelessness, often arising from difficult circumstances.
Usage
- Despondency is an uncountable noun describing a deep emotional state.
- It is typically used in formal or literary contexts to describe a severe and prolonged feeling of despair.
- Common collocations include: , , .
Examples
- Noun:
- The team's losing streak led to a general mood of despondency in the locker room.
- After months of unsuccessful job searching, she could not shake her feelings of despondency.
- The economic crisis plunged the nation into despondency.
Advanced Usage
- "To be in the depths of despondency": to be in a state of extreme hopelessness and sadness.
- After the loss, he was in the depths of despondency for weeks.
Variants and Related Words
- Despondent (adj): feeling or showing profound hopelessness or dejection.
- He was despondent after receiving the rejection letter.
- Despond (verb, archaic): to become despondent; to lose heart or hope.
- Do not despond; better times are ahead.
Synonyms
- Dejection: a state of sadness and low spirits.
- Hopelessness: a feeling or state of despair; lack of hope.
- Despair: the complete loss or absence of hope.
Antonyms
- Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
- Cheerfulness: the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
- Elation: great happiness and exhilaration.
Noun
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feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
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