| 释义 |
despond
de·spond D0164200 (dĭ-spŏnd′)intr.v. de·spond·ed, de·spond·ing, de·sponds To become disheartened or discouraged.n. Despondency: "The outward show of fight masked a spreading inner despond at the White House" (Newsweek).
[Latin dēspondēre, to give up : dē-, de- + spondēre, to promise; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]
de·spond′ing·ly adv.despond vb (intr) to lose heart or hope; become disheartened; despair n archaic lack of hope; despondency [C17: from Latin dēspondēre to promise, make over to, yield, lose heart, from de- + spondēre to promise] deˈspondingly advde•spond (dɪˈspɒnd or, esp. for 2, ˈdɛs pɒnd)
v.i. 1. to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage. n. 2. despondency. [1670–80; < Latin dēspondēre to give up, lose heart, promise] despond
Past participle: desponded
Gerund: desponding
| Present |
|---|
| I despond | | you despond | | he/she/it desponds | | we despond | | you despond | | they despond |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I desponded | | you desponded | | he/she/it desponded | | we desponded | | you desponded | | they desponded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am desponding | | you are desponding | | he/she/it is desponding | | we are desponding | | you are desponding | | they are desponding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have desponded | | you have desponded | | he/she/it has desponded | | we have desponded | | you have desponded | | they have desponded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was desponding | | you were desponding | | he/she/it was desponding | | we were desponding | | you were desponding | | they were desponding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had desponded | | you had desponded | | he/she/it had desponded | | we had desponded | | you had desponded | | they had desponded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will despond | | you will despond | | he/she/it will despond | | we will despond | | you will despond | | they will despond |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have desponded | | you will have desponded | | he/she/it will have desponded | | we will have desponded | | you will have desponded | | they will have desponded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be desponding | | you will be desponding | | he/she/it will be desponding | | we will be desponding | | you will be desponding | | they will be desponding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been desponding | | you have been desponding | | he/she/it has been desponding | | we have been desponding | | you have been desponding | | they have been desponding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been desponding | | you will have been desponding | | he/she/it will have been desponding | | we will have been desponding | | you will have been desponding | | they will have been desponding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been desponding | | you had been desponding | | he/she/it had been desponding | | we had been desponding | | you had been desponding | | they had been desponding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would despond | | you would despond | | he/she/it would despond | | we would despond | | you would despond | | they would despond |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have desponded | | you would have desponded | | he/she/it would have desponded | | we would have desponded | | you would have desponded | | they would have desponded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | despond - lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!" |
despondverbTo lose all hope:despair, give up.nounUtter lack of hope:despair, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency, hopelessness.Translationsabbattersiabbattutodepressogiù di moraleperdersi d'animoIdiomsSeeslough of desponddespond
Related to despond: sloughs of despondSynonyms for despondverb to lose all hopeSynonymsnoun utter lack of hopeSynonyms- despair
- desperateness
- desperation
- despondence
- despondency
- hopelessness
Words related to despondverb lose confidence or hopeRelated Words |