despondency

In the east that all combines with a despondency and frustration that’s been brewing for years, even decades – about the results of German reunification.

On the national front, there is an air of despondency.

But is that enough to cause this overwhelming sense of despondency across the culture at large?

As much as Italian joy will linger, so too will Scotland despondency.

She said that, over the last week, she had been feeling shock, fear, sadness and despondency — not just over the initial attack but also over protests that have targeted Israel in recent days.