What is the meaning of despondency?

Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless.
- synonyms: despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Despondency. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/despondency/definitions/1220223
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