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slough of despond
slough of despond
A state of severe depression. The phrase originated in John Bunyan's 17th-century novel A Pilgrim's Progress. I started going to therapy once I felt myself slipping into the slough of despond.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Xochilt | | - | Spanish |
| Isidoro | | ee-see-DHO-ro (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-ro (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
| Ulysses | | yoo-LIS-eez (English) | Roman Mythology, English |
| Hardy | | HAHR-dee | English |
| Barica | | - | Croatian |
| Alf (1) | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology |