the Slough of Despond
noun/ðə ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɒnd/
/ðə ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɑːnd/
[singular]- a mental state in which a person feels no hope and is very afraid
- He was sinking into the Slough of Despond.
Word OriginFrom the name of a place that Christian, the main character, must travel through in John Bunyan’sThe Pilgrim’s Progress.
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the Slough of Despond