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Sadness vs Despondency - What's the difference?

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Sadness is a related term of despondency.


As nouns the difference between sadness and despondency

is that sadness is (uncountable) the state or emotion of being sad while despondency is the loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.

sadness

English

(wikipedia sadness)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  • (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    • She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy * (event causing sadness) misfortune, woe

    despondency

    English

    Noun

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