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Despondency vs Despair - What's the difference?

despondency | despair |

Despair is a synonym of despondency.



As nouns the difference between despondency and despair

is that despondency is the loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection while despair is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

As a verb despair is

to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

despondency

English

Noun

(despondencies)
  • The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  • A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

    • despair

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  • * Milton
    • I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
  • (obsolete) To cause to despair.
  • To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 8
    • We despaired even of life.

    Noun

  • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • He turned around in despair , aware that he was not going to survive
  • That which is despaired of.

    • Synonyms

    * desperation * despondency * hopelessness

    Anagrams

    * aspired * diapers * praised