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despondency
Definition:
(nou) feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Phonetic Transcription:
dɪˈspɒndənsi
Examples:
A desiccated economy added to the nation's despondency.
She asks about the cause of his despondency.
The Burnley petition claimed there was great despondency in the town.
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