Definition of despondent Despondent

/dɪspɑˈndʌnt/ - [dispandunt] - de•spond•ent

We found 4 definitions of despondent from 4 different sources.

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What does despondent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

despondent - without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
  heartsick
  hopeless (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • despondent (a.)
    Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • despondent
    Deeply agitated especially from emotion.

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