Meanings
noundespondence (countable and uncountable, plural despondences)
plural despondences
- countableuncountableThe state of being downcast or despondent.
When adverse winds and waves arise, And in my heart despondence sighs, .... Grateful I hear the kind decree That "as my day,—my strength shall be."—
1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, "as thy day, so shall thy strength be.", pages 88–89Synonyms: despondency
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being downcast or despondent.
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nounfeeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
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APA
despondence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondence
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“despondence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despondence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despondence.
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