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despondence|dɪˈspɒndəns|
[f. L. dēspondēre, pr. pple. dēspondēnt-em: see -ence.]
The action of desponding; also (less correctly) = despondency.
1676Hale Contempl. I. Of Afflictions (R.), Bear up thyself..from fainting and despondence. 1708Brit. Apollo No. 76 1/1 Affront him not..by a Despondence of his Mercy. 1794Godwin Cal. Williams 269 My fits of despondence. 1832Lytton Eugene A. ii. i, Feelings which forbid despondence. 1845Ld. Campbell Chancellors (1857) IV. lxxvi. 34 Instead of indulging in despondence..he employed his time with well-directed industry. |