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Despondency vs Frustration - What's the difference?

despondency | frustration |

As nouns the difference between despondency and frustration

is that despondency is the loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection while frustration is frustration.

despondency

English

Noun

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

    • frustration

    English

    (wikipedia frustration)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated
  • A thing that frustrates
  • The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered
  • Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular