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slough of despond

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Noun1.slough of despond - (formal) extreme depression
formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
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Well, you dropped Linton with it into a Slough of Despond.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
Men and women danced in moccasins, and the place was soon a-roar, Burning Daylight the centre of it and the animating spark, with quip and jest and rough merriment rousing them out of the slough of despond in which he had found them.
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We were in the Slough of Despond tonight, and Mother came and pulled us out as Help did in the book.
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