SLOUGH OF DESPOND

Meaning of SLOUGH OF DESPOND in English

[slough of de.spond] [fr. the Slough of Despond, deep bog into which Christian falls on the way from the City of Destruction and from which Help saves him in the allegory Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan] (1776): a state of extreme depression

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SLOUGH OF DESPOND — Etymology: from the Slough of Despond, deep bog into which Christian falls on the way from the City of Destruction …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — ˌslüəvdə̇ˈspänd, ˌslau̇əv-, -dēˈs- sometimes -ˈdeˌs- Etymology: from The Slough of Despond, deep bog into which Christian falls on the way …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — deep depression
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — Etymology: from the Slough of Despond, deep bog into which Christian falls on the way from the City of Destruction …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — Pronunciation: ˌ slau ̇ - ə v-di- ' spänd, ˌ slü- Etymology: from the Slough of Despond, deep bog into …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — / ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɒnd; NAmE dɪˈspɑːnd/ noun [ sing. ] a mental state in which a person feels no hope …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — Slough of Des ‧ pond, the /ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɒnd $ ˌsluː əv dɪˈspɑːnd, ˌslaʊ-/ BrE AmE literary a situation in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — a place in The Pilgrim’s Progress . It is a slough (= an area of soft, wet ground) that is …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — (литературоведение) Трясина Отчаяния (в романе Дж.Беньяна "Странствования паломника") пучина отчаяния
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — (литературоведение) Трясина Отчаяния (в романе Дж.Беньяна "Странствования паломника") пучина отчаяния
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — 1> лит. Трясина Отчаяния ( в романе Дж. Беньяна «Странствования паломника» ) 2> пучина отчаяния
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — 1) лит. Трясина Отчаяния ( в романе Дж. Беньяна «Странствования паломника» ) 2) пучина отчаяния
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — 1) лит. Трясина Отчаяния ( в романе Дж. Беньяна «Странствования паломника» ) 2> пучина отчаяния
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — депрессия, уныние, отчаяние
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — депрессия, уныние, отчаяние
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — (литературоведение) Трясина Отчаяния (в романе Дж.Беньяна "Странствования паломника") пучина отчаяния
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOUGH OF DESPOND — (литературоведение) Трясина Отчаяния (в романе Дж.Беньяна "Странствования паломника") пучина отчаяния
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESPOND — descoragear se, desesperar
English interlingue dictionary
DESPOND — I. intransitive verb see: spouse Date: 1655 to become ~ent, II. noun Date: 1678 ~ency
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLOUGH — I. ˈslü, ˈslau̇ sometimes ˈsləf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slogh, from Old English slōh; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESPOND — I. də̇ˈspänd, dēˈ- intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin despondēre, to promise, betroth, despair, from de- + spondēre to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLOUGH — (v. i.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often …
Английский словарь Webster
DESPOND — (n.) Despondency.
Английский словарь Webster
DESPOND — (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become …
Английский словарь Webster
SLOUGH — ( v. i. ) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPOND — ( v. i. ) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPOND — ( n. ) Despondency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOUGH — slough 1 /slow/ for 1, 2, 4; /slooh/ for 3 , n. 1. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPOND — — desponder , n. — despondingly , adv. /di spond"/ or, esp. for 2, /des"pond/ , v.i. 1. to be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPOND — v. become despondent or discouraged, become depressed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DESPOND — n. despondency, depression, melancholy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLOUGH — I. ˈslü, ˈslau̇; in the US ( exc NewEng ) ˈslü is usual for sense 1 with those to whom …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESPOND — I. di-ˈspänd intransitive verb Etymology: Latin despondēre, from de- + spondēre to promise solemnly — more at spouse Date: 1655 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLOUGH — imp. of slee, to slay. slew. 2. slough ·adj slow. 3. slough ·vt to cast off; to discard as refuse. …
Webster English vocab
DESPOND — noun despondency. 2. despond ·vi to give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all …
Webster English vocab
DESPOND — [ dɪ'spɒnd ] ■ verb archaic become dejected and lose confidence. Origin C17: from L. ~ere 'give up, abandon', from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLOUGH — [slough] n [ME slogh, fr. OE sloh; akin to MHG slouche ditch] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a place of deep …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESPOND — [de.spond] vi [L despondere, fr. de- + spondere to promise solemnly--more at spouse] (1655): to become despondent [2]despond n (1678): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLOUGH — town and unitary authority, geographic county of Berkshire, England. Most of the unitary authority lies within the historic county of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLOUGH — Slough place in Berkshire (formerly Buckinghamshire) BrE AmE slaʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLOUGH — I slough noun 'mud, marsh, swamp' BrE AmE slaʊ AmE sluː slaʊ (*) —Some Americans make a distinction between sluː …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESPOND — despond BrE AmE di ˈspɒnd də- ˈdesp ɒnd AmE \ -ˈspɑːnd ▷ despond|ed ɪd əd ▷ despond|ing ɪŋ ▷ despond|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLOUGH — I . / slʌf; NAmE / verb [ vn ] slough sth (off) to lose a layer of dead skin, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESPOND — / dɪˈspɒnd; NAmE -ˈspɑːnd/ noun [ U ] ➡ Slough of Despond
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOUGH — I. slough 1 /slʌf/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: slough 'dead skin of an animal' (14-21 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOUGH — n. & v. --n. 1 a part that an animal casts or moults, esp. a snake's cast skin. 2 dead …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESPOND — v. & n. --v.intr. lose heart or hope; be dejected. --n. archaic despondency. [L despondere give up, abandon (as DE-, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOUGH — n. & v. n. 1 a part that an animal casts or moults, esp. a snake's cast skin. 2 dead …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOUGH — n. a swamp; a miry place; a quagmire. Slough of Despond a state of hopeless depression (with ref. to Bunyan's …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESPOND — v. & n. v.intr. lose heart or hope; be dejected. n. archaic despondency. [ L despondere give up, abandon (as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOUGH — 1. n. a swamp; a miry place; a quagmire. Phrases and idioms: Slough of Despond a state of hopeless depression …
Oxford English vocab
DESPOND — v. & n. --v.intr. lose heart or hope; be dejected. --n. archaic despondency. Etymology: L despondere give up, abandon (as …
Oxford English vocab
SLOUGH — ( sloughs, sloughing, sloughed) When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOUGH — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) When a plant ~s its leaves, or an animal such as a snake ~s its skin, the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLOUGH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ Pieces of the bowel or stomach wall may slough off in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLOUGH — [noun] [literary] - a mental state of deep sadness and hopelessnessShe seems unable to pull herself out of this deep …
Cambridge English vocab
DESPOND — Synonyms and related words : abandon hope, become suicidal, brood, despair, despair of, droop, falter, give up, give up hope, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESPOND — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DESPAIR , give up Related Words: droop, sag; languish Idioms: reach the depths Contrasted Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESPOND — v. n. Despair, be cast down, be disheartened, lose hope, lose courage, be ~ent, give up, abandon hope. See despair …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SLOUGH — I. slough noun 1. Synonyms: swamp , bog, fen, marsh, marshland, mire, morass, quagmire, ||sump, swampland 2. Synonyms: inlet , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESPOND — verb 1. Synonyms: despair , give up Related Word: droop, sag; languish Idioms: reach the depths Contrasted words: expect, hope, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOUGH — I 1. сущ. 1) топкое, вязкое, затапливаемое место (участок на дороге, по которому невозможно проехать) 2) амер. а) болото, трясина, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESPOND — 1. гл. падать духом, унывать, терять надежду 2. сущ.; уст.; = despondency (книжное) падать духом, унывать; терять веру, надежду despond …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESPOND — Отчаяние
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

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