"despondency" in German despondency Mutlosigkeit Verzagtheit Verzagen Detailed translations for "despondency" despondency despondency(also: chill, dispiritedness, faintheartedness) die Mutlosigkeit{feminine} He seems to alternate between agitation, despondency and guilt. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Er schwankt zwischen Erschütterung, Mutlosigkeit und Schuldgefühlen. despondency(also: halfheartedness, despondence, downheartedness, pusillanimity) die Verzagtheit{feminine} despondency(also: hopelessness, despair) das Verzagen{neuter} English synonyms for "despondency" despondency {n} despondence disconsolateness heartsickness