downheartedness

At these words all Lisbeth's downheartedness vanished, and she felt only how festive and cozy it was to be at home again.

Could Ernest have known Mr. Kurtz's true state of mind, he would have had less reason for downheartedness.

At first she could scarcely believe that this was the cause of his downheartedness.

Hussey, with his cheeriness and his banjo, was another vital factor in chasing away any tendency to downheartedness.

I did not in that first moment of utter downheartedness so much as inquire the reason for the trick which had been played upon me.