The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DESPONDENCE
despondency, despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness
(noun) feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
despondence (countable and uncountable, plural despondences)
The state of being downcast or despondent.
Synonyms
• despondency
Source: Wiktionary
De*spond"ence, n.
Definition: Despondency. The people, when once infected, lose their relish for happiness [and] saunter about with looks of despondence. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
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