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- Dictionarydespondent/dɪˈspɒnd(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. in low spirits from loss of hope or courage: "she grew more and more despondent"
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unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm: He became / grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls. despondent about She started to feel despondent about ever finding a job. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy.
The meaning of DESPONDENT is feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression. How to use despondent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despondent.
If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome. I feel despondent when my work is rejected. American English : despondent / dɪˈspɒndənt /
Despondent definition: feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom. See examples of DESPONDENT used in a sentence.
If you are despondent, you are discouraged, very sad, and without hope. If you are depressed, you might describe your mood as despondent.
Definition of despondent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. despondent - without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back". heartsick. hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down".
