Hyphenation
de·spond·entTurkish pronunciation
dîspändıntSynonyms
despairing,
disconsolate,
disheartened,
dejected,
downcast,
gloomy,
miserable,
sad,
all torn up,
blue,
bummed-out,
cast-down,
discouraged,
dispirited,
dolefulPronunciation
/dəˈspändənt/ /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
Etymology
[ -d&nt ] (adjective.) circa 1699. From Latin despondere (“to give up, to abandon”).