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n. Despondency.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A despondent condition; despondency.
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n. feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Word Usage
"Duty and desire were equally urgent to be heard; he shrunk in utter despondence from the two objects that seemed to personify both, and retreated, to the utmost of his power, from the sight of either."