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despondency |
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despondency noun dejection, depression, despair, misery, gloom, sadness, desperation, melancholy, hopelessness, the hump (Brit. informal), discouragement, wretchedness, low spirits, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, downheartedness There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. Translations despondency [dɪsˈpɒndənsɪ] n (frm) → abbattimento, avvilimento despondency [dɪsˈpɒndənsɪ] n (frm) → abbattimento, avvilimento How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There was no despondency when she fell asleep that night; nor was there hope when she awoke in the morning. I was in this despondency when a sudden recollection of Irene and Mrs. And the despondency of the next morning's dawn, when it was no longer Sunday, but Monday; and no best clothes; and the laughing visitors were gone, and she awoke alone in her old bed, the innocent younger children breathing softly around her. |
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