DESPONDENT

despondent. Despondent, a. despairing, hopeless, dejected

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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.