Definition of despond

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Despond (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view..

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Despondent :: Despondent (a.) Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner..
Depression :: Depression (n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
Despond :: Despond (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view..
Blue :: Blue (pl.) Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy.
Desponding :: Desponding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Despon.
Desponded :: Desponded (imp. & p. p.) of Despon.
Despondingly :: Despondingly (adv.) In a desponding manner.
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend..
Heartsick :: Heartsick (a.) Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent.
Desponder :: Desponder (n.) One who desponds.
Dispond :: Dispond (n.) See Despond.
Unman :: Unman (v. t.) To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.
Desertion :: Desertion (n.) Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
Despair :: Despair (n.) Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
Despondency :: Despondency (n.) The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
Despondence :: Despondence (n.) Despondency.
Sombrely :: Sombrely (adv.) In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly.
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural..
Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..
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