-dənsē, -si noun
( -es )
1. : condition of being despondent : discouragement and dejection inducing apathetic inertia
I found him in a state, if not of despondency , of dejection — O.S.J.Gogarty
2. : an instance or cause of a despondent condition
those nearest him noticed a despondency and indecision in his bearing — S.H.Adams