despondency

«despondency» in Mova's school dictionary: a feeling of low spirits and lost hope, being very sad… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (despondency — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Despondency is a feeling of low spirits and lost hope, being very sad and unwilling to try. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a character falls into despondency after a failure; in The Wind in the Willows Toad sinks into deep despondency in his dungeon until the gaoler's daughter cheers him. In The Pilgrim's Progress, Christian falls into the «Slough of Despond», a bog of despair. In everyday life, talking to someone helps fight despondency.

examples

• Toad sank into despondency in his dark cell. tree →
• After losing the final, the team was full of despondency. tree →
• A kind word lifted her despondency. tree →
• The rain added to our despondency. tree →
• In his despondency he refused to eat. tree →
• Christian fell into the Slough of Despond. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: despondent. Similar: gloom, despair, low spirits. If sadness lasts a long time, talk to a trusted adult.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «despondency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.