Definition of despond Despond
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We found 6 definitions of despond from 4 different sources.
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What does despond mean?
WordNet
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| 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!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- despond (Noun)
Despondency. - despond (Verb)
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- despond (v. i.)
To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view. - despond (n.)
Despondency.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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despond
de-spond′, v.i. to lose hope or courage: to despair.—ns. Despond′ence, Despond′ency, state of being without hope: dejection.—adj. Despond′ent, desponding: without courage or hope: sad.—advs. Despond′ently; Despond′ingly. [L. despondēre, to promise, to give up or devote to, to give up or resign, to lose courage, to despond—de, away, and spondēre, to promise.]
