despondency

Example Sentences

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Arsenal's joy in Italy contrasted with despondency in Norway for Premier League heavyweights Man City.

From Barron's

His was a platform that may well have been ideal for despondency.

From BBC

The initial excitement of a leadership contest and the opportunity to renew their party in opposition has given way, for many Conservative MPs, to a deep and deepening despondency.

From BBC

The group's UK Director, Luke Tryl, diagnoses a "despondency or misery about the state of Britain that doesn't feel sustainable".

From BBC

What you were left with at the end was a feeling of despondency at how poor Scotland actually were.

From BBC