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slough of despond
slough of de·spond [ sl əv dispónd, slòw əv di spónd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
great despondency: a state of extreme despair and depression
[After the deep bog in Pilgrim's Progress, Part 1 (1678) by John Bunyan (1628-1688)]
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