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despond definition

de·spond (di spänd′)

intransitive verb

to lose courage or hope; become disheartened; be depressed

Etymology: L despondere, to lose courage, yield < de-, from + spondere, to promise: see sponsor

noun

despondency: now chiefly in slough of despond (see slough, )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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