lose+courage
31Desponding — despond de*spond , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desponded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desponding}.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose (courage); de + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See {Sponsor}.] To give up… …
32faint — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English faint, feint, from Anglo French, from past participle of feindre, faindre to feign, lose heart more at feign Date: 14th century 1. lacking courage and spirit ; cowardly < faint of heart > 2. weak, dizzy, and …
33History of the Punjab — The first known use of the word Punjab is in the book Tarikh e Sher Shah Suri (1580), which mentions the construction of a fort by Sher Khan of Punjab . The first mentioning of the Sanskrit equivalent of Punjab , however, occurs in the great epic …
34unnerve — [unnʉrv′] vt. unnerved, unnerving 1. to cause to lose one s courage, self confidence, etc. 2. to make feel weak, nervous, etc. SYN. UNNERVE implies a causing to lose courage or self control as by shocking, dismaying, etc. [the screams unnerved… …
35quail — I n. a bevy, covey of quail II v. (d; intr.) ( to lose courage ) to quail at, before (we quailed at the thought of getting lost in the forest) * * * [kweɪl] covey of quail before (we quailed at the thought of getting lost in the forest) (d;… …
36despair of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lose hope, lose faith, lose heart, lose courage, give up, give up hope, abandon hope, give up all expectation, give way, give in to despair, despond, have no hope, have a heavy heart, lose faith in, abandon oneself to fate;… …
37despond — [di spänd′] vi. [L despondere, to lose courage, yield < de , from + spondere, to promise: see SPONSOR] to lose courage or hope; become disheartened; be depressed n. despondency: now chiefly in slough of despond (see SLOUGH2, n. 2) …
38de|spond´er — de|spond «dih SPOND», verb, noun. –v.i. to lose heart, courage, or hope: »Though very ill, he did not despond. –n. Archaic. despondency. ╂[< Latin dēspondēre lose courage, despair, give up < dē down + spondēre to promise] –de|spond´er, noun …
39de|spond — «dih SPOND», verb, noun. –v.i. to lose heart, courage, or hope: »Though very ill, he did not despond. –n. Archaic. despondency. ╂[< Latin dēspondēre lose courage, despair, give up < dē down + spondēre to promise] –de|spond´er, noun …
40sink — [siŋk] vi. sank or sunk, sunk, sinking [ME sinken < OE sincan, akin to Ger sinken < IE base * sengw , to fall, sink > Gr heaphthē, (he) sank] 1. to go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or… …
