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      despondence
      noun
      feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · away, offsponderespond- · Latin · to promise, pledgeentia-ence · Latin · state, quality
      Words related to despondence
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      The word despondence breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“away, off”); spond, from Latin spondere (“to promise, pledge”); and -ence, from Latin entia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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