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despondent

[ dih-spon-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom:

    despondent about failing health.

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despondent

/ ɪˈɒԻəԳ /

adjective

  1. downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԻԳ, noun
  • ˈDzԻԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈDzԻԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
  • d·DzԻIJԳ adjective
  • ܲȴ-·DzԻIJԳ adjective
  • quasi-·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
  • ܲd·DzԻIJԳ adjective
  • un·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of despondent1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin ŧDzԻԳ-, stem of ŧDzԻŧԲ “giving up,” present participle of ŧDzԻŧ “to give up, lose heart, promise”; despond
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The "outie" version of Mark remains despondent yet motivated by a renewed sense of hope.

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But earlier on the day of the break-in, he’d posted an episode in which he described feeling despondent about the condition of the city.

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“I hope that this series will remind people that we know how to fight, and we can fight again. It’s okay to feel despondent, but it’s time to summon our resolve.”

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Mark’s outie has been despondent since his wife died in a car accident, which led him to take the severed job at Lumon so he wouldn’t have to think about her loss constantly.

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And this will happen on multiple fronts to keep us occupied and distracted, despondent and in chaos.

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