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Meaning of Despondency | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

dɪˈspɒndənsi

Definitions

The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
countable, uncountable
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اكتئاب اليأس

Bosanski очај

Català abatiment desànim desesperació

Čeština malomyslnost

Dansk modløshed

Deutsch Bedrücktheit Mutlosigkeit Niedergeschlagenheit Verzagen Verzagtheit Verzweiflung

Ελληνικά αθυμία αποθάρρυνση αποκαρδίωση

Español descorazonamiento desesperación desesperanza

Français abattement désespoir

Gaeilge anaoibh gruaim

Gàidhlig droch-mhisneachd eu-dòchas eu-dòchasachd mì-dhòchas truime-inntinn

हिन्दी मायूसी यास

Hrvatski очај

Italiano abbattimento sconforto scoraggiamento

Latina abiectio contractio maeror maestitia

Latviešu nomāktība

Македонски безнадежност очај

Nederlands radeloosheid wanhoop

Polski beznadzieja przygnębienie zniechęcenie zwątpienie

Română disperare mâhnire melancolie

Русский отчаянье уныние упадок духа

Српски очај

Svenska hopplöshet missmod modlöshet

Türkçe cesaretsizlik ümitsizlik umutsuzluk

Українська зневіра розпач

Examples

“Not everyone succumbed to such nostalgia and despondency. Some saw ⟳ the existential threat to Scots as a call ⟳ to document what remained.”

“He kissed her brow, and left her. She watched him unconsciously, till the winding walk ⟳ hid him from her sight, and then sank back on her seat, every nerve relaxing from its high-strained excitement into utter and still despondency.”

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