Despondency
Despondency noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: in despondency because he couldn't seem to settle into a lasting relationship
Somberness and despondency are semantically related in gloom topic. In some cases you can use "Somberness" instead a noun "Despondency".
Somberness
Somberness noun - A state of partial or total darkness.
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Synonyms for Somberness
Despondency and somberness are semantically related in gloom topic. Sometimes you can use "Despondency" instead a noun "Somberness".
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Related pairs
- sadness and despondency
- sadness and somberness
- melancholy and despondency
- melancholy and somberness
- dejection and despondency
- dejection and somberness
- despair and despondency
- despair and somberness
- sorrow and despondency
- sorrow and somberness
- depression and despondency
- depression and somberness
- grief and despondency
- grief and somberness
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