slough of despond , n :
A dreary bog or marsh. (figuratively) A state of disheartening hopelessness. English writer and preacher John Bunyan, whose 1678 book The Pilgrim's Progress is the source of this term, died on this day in 1688.
August 31, 2016
slough of despond: Word of the day for August 31, 2016
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