Sentence examples for to despondency from inspiring English sources
noun
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
Reactions ranged from denial to despondency.
I don't believe in giving way to despondency.
Instead, the spirit in which we come together, almost hourly in some professions, is something closer to despondency.
It is also possible that they may tend more to despondency when they consider themselves failures and thus more likely to develop self-hatred and commit suicide.
Like the latest economic figures, news and social media buzz — "unstructured data," as it is known — can shift the mood from exuberance to despondency.
He said the government's policy paralysis had led to despondency among many business leaders, but Friday's announcement was "a tremendous boost not only to the sectors in question, but is a huge mood lifter".
My emotions skittered from fascination to anger and despondency to excitement.
The Federal Reserve's emergency cut in interest rates failed to soothe despondency on the markets.
That has led to great despondency, with many people rightly concerned about their futures.
Some recent suicides by college students have been attributed to their despondency over mounting credit card debts.
He raised expectations he could not meet, contributing to the despondency and cynicism that dominated this election.
