Defn: Despondency. [Obs.]
The slough of despond. Bunyan.
DESPONDENCE
De*spond"ence, n.
Defn: Despondency. The people, when once infected, lose their relish for happiness [and] saunter about with looks of despondence. Goldsmith.
DESPONDENCY
De*spond"en*cy, n.
Defn: The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind. The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk in despondency. Macaulay.
DESPONDENT
De*spond"ent, a. Etym: [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despond.]
Defn: Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. — De*spond"ent*ly, adv.
DESPONDER
De*spond"er, n.
Defn: One who desponds.
DESPONDINGLY
De*spond"ing*ly, adv.