Despondency and Joyousness

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Despondency noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

Usage example: in despondency because he couldn't seem to settle into a lasting relationship

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Joyousness is an antonym for despondency.

Joyousness noun - The emotion of great happiness.

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Despondency is an antonym for joyousness.

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Joyousness and Despondency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despondency/joyousness

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