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despondent

des·pon·dent

UK/dɪˈspɒndənt/ US/dɪˈspɑndʌnt/ rare

adjective

1.

without or almost without hope

  • “despondent about his failure”
  • “too heartsick to fight back”
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Origin

From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”).

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