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despond::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | despair |
| Derivation | despondence, despondency, despondent |
The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election.
Examples of despond
despond
Sundaydeer diary as pore Abe ses him and me is going trough the vail of despond.
From the theatlantic.com
It forced him to sit out for several months and sent him into serious despond.
From the guardian.co.uk
From where we are, all routes pass through some slough of despond or other.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Trinity Mirror's share price is seven times its despond at the lowest point last year.
From the guardian.co.uk
But the latest incremental improvement may help lift the field out of the slough of despond.
From the economist.com
The problem is the ever-widening gulf between the speech and the slough of despond all about.
From the ocregister.com
What rescued Mr Obama from the tetchy despond he fell into immediately after the mid-terms?
From the economist.com
These dreadful figures seemed to evaporate into the ether, disappear into the slough of despond.
From the miamiherald.com
After each point he jumps up and down, releases his shorts from the valley of despond, and is ready to go.
From the economist.com
- Lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
- Despondency; To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart
