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despond
(encz) | despond,zoufalství n: Zdeněk Brož |
despond
(encz) | despond,ztratit naději Zdeněk Brož |
despond
(gcide) | despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Desponding.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to
promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose
(courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See
Sponsor.]
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly
disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
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I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's
Letters.
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Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the
first difficulty. --Locke.
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We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its
eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of
our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster.
Syn: Despond, Dispair.
Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond
does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,
which impels to violent action.
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Despond
(gcide) | Despond \De*spond"\ n.
Despondency. [Obs.]
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The slough of despond. --Bunyan.
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despond
(wn) | despond
v 1: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters
of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned
the early results of the election" |
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despondency
(mass) | despondency
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despondence
(encz) | despondence,sklíčenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
despondency
(encz) | despondency,deprese n: Zdeněk Broždespondency,skleslost n: Zdeněk Brož |
despondent
(encz) | despondent,skleslý adj: Zdeněk Broždespondent,sklíčený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
despondently
(encz) | despondently,sklíčeně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
slough of despond
(encz) | slough of despond, n: |
Despond
(gcide) | despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Desponding.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to
promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose
(courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See
Sponsor.]
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly
disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
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I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's
Letters.
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Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the
first difficulty. --Locke.
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We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its
eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of
our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster.
Syn: Despond, Dispair.
Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond
does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,
which impels to violent action.
[1913 Webster]Despond \De*spond"\ n.
Despondency. [Obs.]
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The slough of despond. --Bunyan.
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Desponded
(gcide) | despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Desponding.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to
promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose
(courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See
Sponsor.]
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly
disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
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I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's
Letters.
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Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the
first difficulty. --Locke.
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We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its
eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of
our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster.
Syn: Despond, Dispair.
Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond
does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,
which impels to violent action.
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Despondence
(gcide) | Despondence \De*spond"ence\, n.
Despondency.
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The people, when once infected, lose their relish for
happiness [and] saunter about with looks of
despondence. --Goldsmith.
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Despondency
(gcide) | Despondency \De*spond"en*cy\, n.
The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of
effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.
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The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk
in despondency. --Macaulay.
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Despondent
(gcide) | Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
despond[=e]re.]
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
De*spond"ent*ly, adv.
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Despondently
(gcide) | Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
despond[=e]re.]
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
De*spond"ent*ly, adv.
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Desponder
(gcide) | Desponder \De*spond"er\, n.
One who desponds.
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Desponding
(gcide) | despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Desponded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Desponding.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to
promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose
(courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See
Sponsor.]
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly
disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
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I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's
Letters.
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Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the
first difficulty. --Locke.
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We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its
eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of
our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster.
Syn: Despond, Dispair.
Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond
does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is
often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,
which impels to violent action.
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Despondingly
(gcide) | Despondingly \De*spond"ing*ly\, adv.
In a desponding manner.
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Undespondent
(gcide) | Undespondent \Undespondent\
See despondent. |
despondence
(wn) | despondence
n 1: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn:
despondency, despondence, heartsickness,
disconsolateness] |
despondency
(wn) | despondency
n 1: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn:
despondency, despondence, heartsickness,
disconsolateness] |
despondent
(wn) | despondent
adj 1: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his
failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn:
despondent, heartsick] |
despondently
(wn) | despondently
adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked
despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently] |
slough of despond
(wn) | slough of despond
n 1: (formal) extreme depression |
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