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[dɪ'spɒndənsɪ]noun découragement m -
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discouragement [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt]* * *[dɪs'kʌrɪdʒmənt]1) ( despondency) découragement m2) ( disincentive) -
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despondence [dɪsˈpɒndəns], despondency [dɪsˈpɒndənsɪ] noun -
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[di'spondənt](feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc: She was utterly despondent at her failure.) découragé- despondency -
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1 ( despondency) découragement m ;2 ( disincentive) it's more of a discouragement than an incentive cela décourage plutôt que cela ne motive ;3 ( disapproval) désapprobation f. -
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gloom n1 ( darkness) obscurité f ;2 ( dejection) morosité f (about, over à propos de) ; economic gloom morosité économique ; to cast a gloom over sb attrister qn ; to cast a gloom over sth assombrir qch ; doom and gloom désespoir et morosité, sinistrose ○ f ; to spread gloom and despondency plonger tout le monde dans le découragement. -
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gloom [glu:m]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (darkness) obscurité f, ténèbres fpl;∎ I could just make out a figure through the gloom je distinguais à peine une silhouette dans l'obscurité ou les ténèbres(b) (despondency) tristesse f, mélancolie f;∎ the news filled me with gloom la nouvelle me plongea dans la consternation;∎ the announcement cast a gloom over the meeting l'annonce jeta un froid sur la réunion;∎ gloom fell over the household un voile de tristesse s'abattit sur la maison;∎ the news is all doom and gloom these days les nouvelles sont des plus sombres ces temps-ci;∎ there is gloom in the City la Bourse de Londres est pessimiste(person) être mélancolique, broyer du noir -
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gloominess ['glu:mɪnɪs](a) (darkness) obscurité f, ténèbres fpl;∎ through the gloominess I could just see that it was him dans l'obscurité j'arrivais tout juste à le reconnaître(b) (despondency) tristesse f, mélancolie f
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Despondency — De*spond en*cy, n. The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind. [1913 Webster] The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk in despondency. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despondency — index depression, distress (anguish), pessimism, prostration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
despondency — 1650s; see DESPONDENCE (Cf. despondence) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
despondency — despair, desperation, hopelessness, forlornness (see under DESPONDENT adj) Analogous words: dejection, depression, melancholy, melancholia, *sadness, blues, dumps Antonyms: lightheartedness Contrasted words: cheerfulness, gladness, happiness,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
despondency — [di spän′dənsdi spän′dən sē] n. [see DESPONDENT] loss of courage or hope; dejection: also despondence [di spän′dəns] … English World dictionary
despondency — [[t]dɪspɒ̱ndənsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome. There s a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. Syn: dejection … English dictionary
despondency — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, acedia, apathy, blank despondency, cave of Trophonius, cave of despair, death wish, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, desperateness, desperation, despondentness, disconsolateness … Moby Thesaurus
despondency — noun the despondency of the refugees was captured in this documentary Syn: hopelessness, despair, discouragement, low spirits, wretchedness; melancholy, gloom, misery, desolation, disappointment, disheartenment, dejection, sadness, unhappiness;… … Thesaurus of popular words
despondency — despondent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in low spirits from loss of hope or courage. DERIVATIVES despondency noun despondently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin despondere give up, abandon … English terms dictionary
despondency — noun Date: 1653 the state of being despondent ; dejection, hopelessness … New Collegiate Dictionary
despondency — /di spon deuhn see/, n. state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection. Also, despondence. [1645 55; DESPOND + ENCY] Syn. melancholy, gloom. See despair. Ant. joy. * * * … Universalium