The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Despondence \De*spond"ence\, n. Despondency. [1913 Webster] The people, when once infected, lose their relish for happiness [and] saunter about with looks of despondence. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
despondence n 1: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn: despondency, despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness]