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feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin dēspondent- (stem of dēspondēns), present participle of dēspondēre. See despond, -ent
1690–1700; < Latin dēspondent- (stem of dēspondēns), present participle of dēspondēre. See despond, -ent
Related forms
de·spond·ent·ly, adverb
pre·de·spond·ent, adjective
qua·si-de·spond·ent, adjective
qua·si-de·spond·ent·ly, adverb
un·de·spond·ent, adjective
EXPANDun·de·spond·ent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSEAntonyms
happy, hopeful.
happy, hopeful.
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Despondent
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Example Sentences
- I've finally moved from completely despondent to hopeful.
- The father is a despondent figure, while his daughter is all eager playfulness.
- Adrift in a clueless no-man's-land, I felt my moods range from querulous to despondent.
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Word Origin & History
despondent
1690s, from L. despondentem, prp. of despondere (see despondence). Related: Despondently.
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