slough of despond

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Definition of slough of despond in English Turkish dictionary

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deep depression

derin depresyon

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Definition of slough of despond in English English dictionary

A state of despondency

a situation in which you are very unhappy and there seems to be no hope that things will improve. The expression comes from the name of a place in the book ThePilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

(formal) extreme depression

deep depression

Hyphenation

Slough of de·spond

Etymology

() From the name of a bog in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.