despondent 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
without or almost without hope
Examples
- 1.despondent about his failure
- 2.too heartsick to fight back
Synonyms
- heartsick 2
without or almost without hope
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
despondently 1
adverb
with desperation
EnglishDerivationally related form
despondency 1
noun
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondence 1
noun
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despond 1
verb
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
Similar_to
hopeless 1
adjective
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
