the Slough of Despond

noun
🔊/ðə ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɒnd/
🔊/ðə ˌslaʊ əv dɪˈspɑːnd/
[singular]
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  1. a mental state in which a person feels no hope and is very afraid
    • He was sinking into the Slough of Despond.他那时正陷入极度沮丧的状态。
    Word OriginFrom the name of a place that Christian, the main character, must travel through in John Bunyan’sThe Pilgrim’s Progress.