About The Word Despondent
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Despondent
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What's The Definition Of Despondent?
[adj] without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Despondent: heartsick | hopeless Related Terms | Find terms related to Despondent: affording no hope | apathetic | bleak | blue | bowed-down | cast down | cheerless | comfortless | dashed | dejected | depressed | despairing | desperate | desponding | disconsolate | discouraged | disheartened | dismal | dispirited | down | downcast | downhearted | drooping | droopy | feeling low | forlorn | grieving | grim | heartless | hopeless | hypochondriac | hypochondriacal | in despair | in low spirits | in the depths | in the doldrums | in the dumps | languishing | low | low-spirited | melancholy | miserable | morose | mourning | pessimistic | pining | sad | sorrowful | spiritless | subdued | suicidal | unhappy | unhopeful | weary of life | without hope | woebegone | world-weary See Also | Despondent In Webster's Dictionary \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
despond?re.]
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
{De*spond"ent*ly}, adv.
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