Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. synonym: depressed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Losing courage; falling into dejection; depressed; spiritless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In
low spirits fromloss ofhope orcourage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without or almost without hope
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mexico's ambassador, Fernando de Mateo y Venturini, speaking in English, said he had learnt a new word last week -- "despondent" -- though maybe "angst" was more appropriate.
Insurance Journal 2010
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A prosecutor says a Fort Wayne police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man police described as despondent, paranoid and intoxicated.
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The web site reports that a relative said Trevino, a 26-year-old MMA fighter, was "despondent" after breaking up with Perry, a 23-year-old model.
Kenny Trevino & Tiffanie Perry Dead From Apparent Murder-Suicide (PICTURES) 2010
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Rafael van der Vaart left 'despondent' by snub from Holland coach
Everyone in Holland loves watching Spurs, says Rafael van der Vaart 2010
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UPDATE: The NYT reports that the man, Leeland Eisenberg, now in custody, was said to be "despondent," because he was facing a divorce, and that he'd been on a drinking binge.
"A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape." Ann Althouse 2007
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UPDATE: The NYT reports that the man, Leeland Eisenberg, now in custody, was said to be "despondent," because he was facing a divorce, and that he'd been on a drinking binge.
Archive 2007-11-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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These friends also characterize the young writer as "despondent" over the recent revelations.
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These friends also characterize the young writer as "despondent" over the recent revelations.
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The mood at Auckland Park was "despondent" after news broke of the exit of a fourth radio chief in as many months.
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She has been dreadfully out of sorts lately, and she has sunk into a kind of despondent state.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
jwjarvis commented on the word despondent
Turner, however, isn't despondent about humanity's quest for gravitons. He thinks we'll eventually ensnare a few of the pesky particles hiding in the shadows of more easily detected particles.
May 30, 2010