Hypertext Webster Gateway: "despondent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
despond?re.]
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
{De*spond"ent*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
despondent
adj : without or almost without hope; "despondent about his
failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: {heartsick}]
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