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despondence

noun

Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
17

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈspɒndəns

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Definitions

noun

  1. Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

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Synonyms

despondencyheartsickness

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