despondency
The origin and history of despondency.
Etymology
From Latin dēspondentia, made up of dēspondēns plus -ia; it can also be seen as despondent plus -ency.
The origin and history of despondency.
From Latin dēspondentia, made up of dēspondēns plus -ia; it can also be seen as despondent plus -ency.
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