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despondent Definition

de·spond·ent (di spändənt)

adjective

filled with despondency; dejected

Etymology: L despondens, prp. of despondere: see despond

despondent Related Forms

de·spond·ently adverb

despondent Synonyms

despondent

modif.

dejected, discouraged, depressed; see sad 1. See syn. study at hopeless.

despondent Usage Examples

Preposition: about

future: It is the first time for seven years more have been despondent about the future than hopeful and only the second time since 1992.

Preposition: over

  • crisis: Before this time, I had become increasingly despondent over the nuclear crisis, the ecology crisis, and so forth.
  • failure: Further investigation revealed that the son became increasingly despondent over the failure of his attempt to get his mother murdered.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

feel: At the weekend I was feeling a bit despondent...finding it hard to meditate, that sort of thing!

Modifies a noun

  • mood: City could well have entered this match in despondent mood.
  • disciple: Because of his love for his despondent disciples, graciously Jesus came and met them on the road to Emmaus.
  • male: The police requested assistance from the Coastguard to conduct a coastal search for a despondent male who had gone missing.
  • face: What this really showed despite some despondent faces was what a good pitch this was.

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: Further investigation revealed that the son became increasingly despondent over the failure of his attempt to get his mother murdered.
  • too: Having said that I'm not too despondent - I'm in the hunt.
  • very: Some years ago I became very despondent with the whole subject of astrology.
  • so: But, to change the subject, why are you so despondent about my leaving you now, dear mother?
  • not: I'm not despondent, not in any way.
  • somewhat: Down ( naughty E still asleep ) to find somewhat despondent D unable to find anything on tv to watch.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: Feeling despondent, he decides to transform himself into a dog of which his family will be proud.
  • become: Some years ago I became very despondent with the whole subject of astrology.
  • get: I'll give them a few months more before I start to get despondent.
  • look: See a couple of Indians trudging along the road looking very despondent.
  • grow: They enjoyed the challenge of working through problems, adapting their design rather than growing despondent.
  • seem: Sir James turns to him says: TITLE: " You seem despondent, Roger.

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