- a variation of despondency.
despondence
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A stronger explanation of why this show is defying our collective doomsday fatigue points is its insistence on pushing back against despondence.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in free fall and the U.N. says food shortages affect a third of the population.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022
The anger and despondence of the family is easy to understand considering the magnitude of the crime and the protracted battle they had to fight for justice.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
Kat wishes for a kind of pedestrian normalcy, a common prayer of princesses in everything from the delight of “Roman Holiday” and “Notting Hill” to the despondence of “Beyond the Lights” and “Spencer.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
He remembered very clearly his last conversation with her over the phone, three days before she died, her growing despondence with her job and with life on the campus.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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