despondent

  • 1despondent — adj Despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless, forlorn mean having lost all or practically all hope. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are to be found in their corresponding nouns despondency, despair, desperation,… …

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  • 2Despondent — De*spond ent, a. [L. despondens, entis, p. pr. of despond[=e]re.] Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. {De*spond ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3despondent — I adjective aggrieved, beaten, defeated, defeatist, dejected, depressed, desolate, despairing, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, dolorous, downcast, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, in despair, inconsolable, joyless, listless, lugubrious, melancholic,… …

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  • 4despondent — 1690s, from L. despondentem (nom. despondens), prp. of despondere (see DESPONDENCE (Cf. despondence)). Related: Despondently (1670s) …

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  • 5despondent — [adj] depressed all torn up*, blue*, bummed out*, cast down, dejected, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, griefstricken, grieving, hopeless, in a blue… …

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  • 6despondent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in low spirits from loss of hope or courage. DERIVATIVES despondency noun despondently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin despondere give up, abandon …

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  • 7despondent — [di spän′dənt] adj. [L despondens, prp. of despondere: see DESPOND] filled with despondency; dejected SYN. HOPELESS despondently adv …

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  • 8despondent — adjective Etymology: Latin despondent , despondens, present participle of despondēre Date: circa 1699 feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression < despondent about his health > • despondently adverb …

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  • 9despondent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ Patients often feel despondent. ▪ become, get, grow ▪ His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent …

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  • 10despondent — adj. despondent about, over * * * [dɪs pɒndənt] benevolent enlightened despondent over despot it. an absolute despondent about …

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