[
UK
/dɪspˈɒnd/
]
VERB
-
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election
How To Use despond In A Sentence
- ‘Maria Maria Maria’ is simply gorgeous - a dark, reverb-soaked slab of despondency with a lyrical combination of absurdism and sincerity that could only have come from Merritt.
- She seduces the despondent radical with whispers about the bleakness of mankind.
- This is not someone who views the way ahead with gloom and despondency.
- Practice periods that end in gloom and despondency must be avoided - they have the opposite effect of reinforcing or "conditioning" helplessness. The Secrets of Musical Confidence
- D.H. Hill's division was at White Oak Swamp Creek, a slough, and one of "despond" to us, draining to the Chickahominy. Generals, Confederate States of America, Biography, Soldiers, Louisiana, Southern States, Army, Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 9th., History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, United States, Campaigns, Military Life, Reconstruction.
- I fretted as we trundled slowly home in a rather despondent way.
- Diana took the criticism to heart, avidly read what was being said about her and became depressed and despondent.
- He loves spreading alarm and despondency.
- Her angry tone had changed into a kind of desponding complaint before she had ended her sentence. Wives and Daughters
- We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.
