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Despondent

Despondent Meaning & Definition
Despondent Definition And Meaning

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

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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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