despond

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To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart
Despondency
to lose spirit, courage, or hope
{v} to despair, lose hope, faint, sicken
{f} become despondent or discouraged, become depressed
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view
{i} despondency, depression, melancholy
lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election
Slough of Despond
A state of despondency
despondence
The state of being downcast or despondent
despondency
A feeling of depression or disheartenment
despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
despondent
disheartened
despondent
low-spirited
despondency
{n} despair, hopelessness, lowness
despondent
{a} despairing, hopeless, dejected
despondently
{a} with or in despair, without hope
Despondency
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Despondency
despondence
Slough of Despond
a situation in which you are very unhappy and there seems to be no hope that things will improve. The expression comes from the name of a place in the book ThePilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
desponded
past of despond
despondence
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner
despondence
{i} depression, melancholy, dejection, hopelessness
despondence
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondency
Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome. There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. = dejection
despondency
{i} depression, gloom, melancholy, hopelessness
despondency
The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind
despondency
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondency
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection
despondent
without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
despondent
without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back
despondent
If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome. I feel despondent when my work is rejected. + despondently de·spond·ent·ly Despondently, I went back and told Bill the news. extremely unhappy and without hope (despondere , from spondere )
despondent
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner
despondent
{s} depressed, dejected, gloomy, melancholy, hopeless
despondently
In a despondent manner
despondently
with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
despondently
dejectedly, gloomily, miserably, without hope
desponding
present participle of despond
despondingly
despairingly, disappointingly, forlornly, without hope
despondingly
In a desponding manner
slough of despond
(formal) extreme depression
slough of despond
deep depression
despond

    Расстановка переносов

    de·spond

    Синонимы

    despair

    Произношение

    Этимология

    [ di-'spänd ] (intransitive verb.) 1655. From Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- + spondere ‘promise’.

    Времена

    desponding, desponded
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