despondent
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de·spon·dent
(dĭ-spŏn′dənt)adj.
Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. See Synonyms at depressed.
de·spon′dent·ly adv.
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despondent
(dɪˈspɒndənt)adj
downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected
deˈspondence n
deˈspondency n
deˈspondently adv
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de•spond•ent
(dɪˈspɒn dənt)adj.
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom.
de•spond′ent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | despondent - without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" 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" |
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despondent
adjective dejected, sad, depressed, down, low, blue, despairing, discouraged, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, in despair, glum, dispirited, downcast, morose, disheartened, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), sick as a parrot (informal), woebegone, low-spirited He often felt despondent after these meetings.
happy, glad, optimistic, hopeful, cheerful, upbeat (informal), buoyant, cheery, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), light-hearted
happy, glad, optimistic, hopeful, cheerful, upbeat (informal), buoyant, cheery, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), light-hearted
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despondent
adjectiveHaving lost all hope:
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despondent
[dɪsˈpɒndənt] ADJ (= dejected) → abatido, desanimado; (= disheartened) → descorazonado; [letter etc] → de tono triste, pesimistahe was very despondent about our chances → habló en términos pesimistas de nuestras posibilidades
he was too despondent to smile → le faltaron ánimos para sonreír
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despondent
(diˈspondənt) adjective feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc. She was utterly despondent at her failure.desanimado, desalentado
deˈspondently adverb con desánimo
deˈspondency nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
despondent
a. desesperado-a, desalentado-a;
v.
to be ___ → estar ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
despondent
adj deprimidoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.