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DESPONDENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Without or almost without hope

Example:

too heartsick to fight back

Synonyms:

despondent; heartsick

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hopeless (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success)

Derivation:

despond (lose confidence or hope; become dejected)

despondence; despondency (feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)

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