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Definition of Despondent
1. Adjective. Without or almost without hope. "Too heartsick to fight back"
Similar to: Hopeless
Derivative terms: Despond, Despondence, Despondency, Heartsickness
Definition of Despondent
1. a. Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.
Definition of Despondent
1. Adjective. In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Despondent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despondent
Literary usage of Despondent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"of having been a fine,' good-looking man in his younger days. He had a melancholy
cast of countenance—a mist of despondent sadness hung over his- face; ..."
2. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"CHAPTER XXVI He becomes Melancholy and Despondent—Is Favoured with a Condescending
Letter from his Uncle—Reconciles Himself to his Governor, ..."
3. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"1839 — MARCH 9,1839 Despondent letter to his brother Sidney. — Longing for a home.
— Letter to Smith. — More delays. — Change of ministry. ..."
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