[dɪˈspɒnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- become dejected and lose confidence
(e.g: I thought it right not to let my young lady despond)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- ‘away’ + spondere ‘to promise’. The word was originally used as a noun in Slough of Despond

[dɪˈspɒnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a state of unhappiness and low spirits


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- ‘away’ + spondere ‘to promise’. The word was originally used as a noun in Slough of Despond