The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.
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The act of depressing.
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To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful…
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To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful…
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Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.
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Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.
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Despondency.
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