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despond
▪ I. despond, v.1 (dɪˈspɒnd) [ad. L. dēspondē-re to give up, yield, resign, dēspondēre animum, later simply dēspondēre to lose heart, despond; f. de- I. 2 b + spondēre to promise. The form follows respond which came through French.] intr. To lose heart or resolution; to become depressed or dejected ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Slough of Despond
Heathcliff likens his son's state of depression to having been dropped "into a Slough of Despond". The narrator relates how, among other harrowing experiences, "We passed through the Slough of Despond." wikipedia.org
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dispond
dispond see despond. Oxford English Dictionary
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Harrowden, Bedfordshire
(See also Slough of Despond). The name of the hamlet comes from the Old English Hearg-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill". wikipedia.org
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desponder
desponder rare. (dɪˈspɒndə(r)) [f. despond v.1 + -er1.] One who desponds.1689 Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 288 More could scarce be said to encourage desponders. 1737 Swift Prop. Badges Begg. Wks. 1761 III. 344, I am a desponder in my nature. Oxford English Dictionary
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Antaeus (band)
Bass player Kheer left the band before the gig at the Gibus Club, where "all major Black Metal and Death Metal gigs took place", with Despond, Apocryphal a higher state", which allowed Antaeus to take part in the Metal 13 compilation CD with well-known French acts like Massacra and Agressor as well as Despond wikipedia.org
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desponsion
† deˈsponsion Obs. rare. [ad. L. dēsponsiōn-em, n. of action from dēspondēre to despond, despair.] Desponding, despondency.1640 Burges Serm. (1641) 2 To cure them..of this desperate desponsion of mind. Oxford English Dictionary
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Doomination
Among the acts participating in the tour were Ataraxie, Autumnal, Desire, Despond, Karseron, Panthiest and Process of Guilt. wikipedia.org
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desponsate
† deˈsponsate, a. Obs. Also dys-. [ad. L. dēsponsāt-us, pa. pple. of dēsponsāre to betroth, freq. of dēspondēre: see despond v.2] 1. Contracted or given in marriage, betrothed, espoused.1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 285 b/2 He shold be the man that shold be desponsate and maryed to the Vyrgyne Mary. 2. fig... Oxford English Dictionary
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Mellor's Gardens
The first area is the Slough of Despond, originally a swampy area in Mellor's vegetable garden, now drained, paved, and used as a visitors' car park. The path crosses the Dark River, goes through a sunken path representing again the Slough of Despond, and past a sundial. wikipedia.org
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despondent
despondent, a. and n. (dɪˈspɒndənt) [ad. L. dēspondēnt-em, pr. pple. of dēspondēre to despond: see -ent.] 1. Characterized by loss of heart or resolution; labouring under mental depression; desponding.a 1699 W. Bates Fear of God xv. (R.), For a despondent sinner to think..that God will triumph in th... Oxford English Dictionary
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despondency
▪ I. despondency1 (dɪˈspɒndənsɪ) Also 7 dis-. [f. as prec. + -ency.] The state or condition of being despondent; depression or dejection of spirits through loss of resolution or hope.1653 H. More Conject. Cabbal. (1662) 161 Anger, Zeal, Indignation..Despondency, Triumph or Gloriation. 1656 Artif. Ha... Oxford English Dictionary
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Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream
Robert Christgau gave it an A- and wrote that on the album, Morlix and his drummer "sink into a slough of despond that starts feeling right comfy before wikipedia.org
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desponding
▪ I. deˈsponding, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb despond, q.v.1818 Blackw. Mag. IV. 1 The..gloomy despondings, which deform and darken the native majesty of Byron.▪ II. deˈsponding, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That desponds; losing or having lost heart or resolution.1688 Dr... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dundonald, South Ayrshire
The Slough of Despond On the boundary of Dundonald and Symington parishes lies an area known as the 'Slough of Despond'. The original Slough of Despond is a deep bog in John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress into which the character Christian sinks under the weight wikipedia.org
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