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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. without or almost without hope;
- Example: "despondent about his failure"
- Example: "too heartsick to fight back"
[syn: despondent, heartsick]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of despond[=e]re.] Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. -- De*spond"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

despondent adj 1: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: despondent, heartsick]