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A state of deep discouragement or loss of hope.

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despondency

The rejection briefly brought despondency, but a new project restored her enthusiasm.
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The reunion organizer's despondency deepened when she began to believe that years of preparation would end without the promised gathering.
From A Reunion Delayed.
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