despond
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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