despondent
[ dih-spon-duhnt ]
/ dɪˈspɒn dənt /
adjective
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
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See hopeless.
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despondent
/ (dɪˈspɒndənt) /
adjective
downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected
Derived forms of despondent
despondence, noundespondency, noundespondently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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