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despondent
de·spon·dent D0164500 (dĭ-spŏn′dənt)adj. Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. See Synonyms at depressed. de·spon′dent·ly adv.despondent (dɪˈspɒndənt) adjdowncast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected deˈspondence n deˈspondency n deˈspondently advde•spond•ent (dɪˈspɒn dənt) adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom. [1690–1700; < Latin dēspondent-, derivative of dēspondēre. See despond, -ent] de•spond′ent•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | despondent - without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"heartsickhopeless - 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" |
despondentadjective 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-hearteddespondentadjectiveHaving lost all hope:despairing, desperate, forlorn, hopeless.Translationsdespondent (diˈspondənt) adjective feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc. She was utterly despondent at her failure. 沮喪的,洩氣的 沮丧的,泄气的 deˈspondently adverb 沮喪地 沮丧地deˈspondency noun 失望,喪氣 失望,丧气 despondent
Synonyms for despondentadj dejectedSynonyms- 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
- sick as a parrot
- woebegone
- low-spirited
Antonyms- happy
- glad
- optimistic
- hopeful
- cheerful
- upbeat
- buoyant
- cheery
- joyful
- genial
- chirpy
- light-hearted
Synonyms for despondentadj having lost all hopeSynonyms- despairing
- desperate
- forlorn
- hopeless
Synonyms for despondentadj without or almost without hopeSynonymsRelated Words |