despondency

[ dih-spon-duhn-see or dih-spon-duhns ]

/ dɪˈspɒn dən si or dɪˈspɒn dəns /

state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.

Origin of despondency

First recorded in 1645–55; despond + -ency

melancholy, gloom.

joy.

See despair.

pre·de·spond·en·cy, noun

He sings angrily and directly to Anna about his feelings, his despondency, his pain—“Why do I have to pay attorney fees?!”

Kanye's Heartbreak |Touré |December 2, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
Is it surprising that, philosopher as he was, he should have given way to grief and despondency.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume III |John Lord
Whatever his anguish or his despondency, none were permitted to share, or even to witness, his emotions.

Leila, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
His words were few; his despondency oppressed all who approached his bedside.

Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi |John S. C. Abbott

Which of us have not had such moments of despondency in the face of a great task?

The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons |Ellice Hopkins
As for me, I was ready to sink deep into the ground with despondency, wishful to rise never more.

The Dew of Their Youth |S. R. Crockett