a feeling of being sad and without much hope 苦恼的;沮丧的;泄气的;失望的 a mood of despondency 沮丧的心情 Life's not all gloom and despondency. 生活并不都是悲观和失望。 - despondency about/over something
a situation of high unemployment and despondency about the future 高失业率和对未来的失望