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despondency
noun[ U ]
uk /dɪˈspɒn.dən.si/ us /dɪˈspɑːn.dən.si/
the quality of being unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm: 沮丧，灰心，失望
A mood of despondency had set in.一种沮丧的情绪涌上心头。
despondency aboutThere is a general air of despondency about the state of our democracy对我们的民主状况大家普遍感到沮丧
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despondent
There are signs of despondency among staff.
He felt a deep despondency.
There is growing despondency at the way the war is progressing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sadness and regret
aw
be/weigh on your conscienceidiom
bitter
black dog
breastbeating
cry
feel badidiom
gloominess
glumness
groan
guilt
guilt complex
melancholia
prick someone's conscienceidiom
regretful
regretfully
remorse
remorseful
repentant
wretchedness
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