Associations to the word «Despondent»

Wiktionary

DESPONDENT, adjective. In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Dictionary definition

DESPONDENT, adjective. Without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats