Definitions for: Despondence

[n] feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

Webster (1913) Definition: De*spond"ence, n.
Despondency.

The people, when once infected, lose their relish for
happiness [and] saunter about with looks of
despondence. --Goldsmith.

Synonyms: despondency, disconsolateness, heartsickness

See Also: blue devils, depression