despondence

Variant of despondency

despondency definition

de·spond·ency (di spän′dən sē)

noun

loss of courage or hope; dejection
also despondence de·spond′·ence (-dəns)

Etymology: see despondent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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