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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
despond
v 1: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters
of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned
the early results of the election"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Desponding.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to
promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose
(courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See
Sponsor.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's
Letters.
[1913 Webster]
Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the
first difficulty. --Locke.
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We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its
eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of
our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster.
Syn: Despond, Dispair.
Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond
does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,
which impels to violent action.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Despond \De*spond"\ n.
Despondency. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The slough of despond. --Bunyan.
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Thesaurus Results for Despond:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abandon hope, become suicidal, brood, despair, despair of, droop, falter, give up, give up hope, give way, hit rock bottom, languish, lose heart, lose hope, plumb the depths, reach the depths, sag, sink, sink into despair, touch bottom, yield to despair |
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Common Misspellings > |
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