despondence
dən noun
state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.
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despondent (dɪˈspɒndənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected | |
| de'spondence | |
| —n | |
| de'spondency | |
| —n | |
| de'spondently | |
| —adv | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| despondent (dɪˈspɒndənt) | |
| —adj | |
| downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected | |
| de'spondence | |
| —n | |
| de'spondency | |
| —n | |
| de'spondently | |
| —adv | |
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