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despondent
[ dih-spon-duhnt ]
adjective
- feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom:
despondent about failing health.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
despondent
/ ɪˈɒԻəԳ /
adjective
- downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԻԳ, noun
- ˈDzԻԳٱ, adverb
- ˈDzԻԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
- d·DzԻIJԳ adjective
- ܲȴ-·DzԻIJԳ adjective
- quasi-·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
- ܲd·DzԻIJԳ adjective
- un·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of despondent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Start the car," said one despondent Villa fan.
The "outie" version of Mark remains despondent yet motivated by a renewed sense of hope.
But earlier on the day of the break-in, he’d posted an episode in which he described feeling despondent about the condition of the city.
“I hope that this series will remind people that we know how to fight, and we can fight again. It’s okay to feel despondent, but it’s time to summon our resolve.”
Mark’s outie has been despondent since his wife died in a car accident, which led him to take the severed job at Lumon so he wouldn’t have to think about her loss constantly.
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