ˌdāprōˈfu̇ndə̇s, -prəˈ-, -ˈfən-; ˌdē...ˈfən-; sometimes -u̇nˌdēs noun
( -es )
Etymology: from de profundis 130th Psalm, from Middle English, from Late Latin, out of the depths, the first 2 words of the psalm (Ps 129 in the Vulgate)
: a profound and especially agonized expression of despair or misery
if this ill-fated woman … could be enabled to write her confession, this de profundis would be different and would perhaps disclose agonies of soul never known before — New York Times