Both Uses of
despondent
in
The House of Mirth
- All this she saw with the clearness of vision that came to her in moments of despondency.†
Chpt 2.5 *
- She hid her eyes with a shudder, beholding herself at the entrance of that ever-narrowing perspective down which she had seen Miss Silverton's dowdy figure take its despondent way.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(despondent) emotionally depressed -- especially a feeling of grief and hopelessness after a loss