as in despairing
to lose all hope or confidence
we must not despond even though we live in trying times
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The book’s tone shifts from philosophical to playful to despairing to sensual, and on around again.
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“Desponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desponding. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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