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German
Etymology
mutlos + -igkeit
Pronunciation
Noun
Mutlosigkeit f (genitive Mutlosigkeit, no plural)
- despondency, dejectedness, faintheartedness, dispiritedness
- Synonyms: Verzagtheit, Ängstlichkeit, Kleinmut, Wankelmut
- Antonyms: Beherztheit, Kühnheit, Wagemut
1789, Johann Gottfried Herder, chapter 3, in Italienische Reise:ja vielleicht noch manches andre, das die sogenannte Hofpartei der Jansenisten, die Unzufriedenheit des Adels, das Mißtrauen des Fürsten gegen die Nation, die Mutlosigkeit der Akademien, die Schläfrigkeit der Universitäten anbetrifft u. f.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1855, Gustav Freytag, chapter 49, in Soll und Haben:
Declension
Declension of Mutlosigkeit
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