despond (Meaning)
despond (v)
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
despond (v. i.)
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.
despond (n.)
Despondency.
Synonyms & Antonyms of despond
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- joyfulness
- jollity
- rapture
- exhilaration
- intoxication
- merriment
- jubilation
- bliss
- heaven
- felicity
- gladness
- bliss
- elation
- gaiety
- exultation
- optimism
- euphoria
- cheerfulness
- optimism
- heaven
- joyousness
- exuberance
- gaiety
- mirth
- joy
- gladness
- glee
- merriment
- ecstasy
- euphoria
- cheerfulness
- humor
- exultation
- rapture
- joyousness
- happiness
- joviality
- jollity
- elation
- exhilaration
- joviality
- happiness
- joy
- gayety
- ecstasy
- mirth
- gayety
- intoxication
- humor
- exuberance
- joyfulness
- glee
- felicity
- jubilation
despond Sentence Examples
- After receiving the rejection letter, he sank into a deep despond, feeling like all his efforts were futile.
- The loss of her beloved pet left her in a state of despond, unable to find joy in anything.
- As the days passed without any news of her missing child, the mother's despond deepened.
- He couldn't shake off the despond that settled over him after the breakup, feeling utterly lost and alone.
- The constant failures at work filled him with despond, making it difficult for him to muster any motivation.
- Despite her friends' attempts to cheer her up, she remained in a state of despond, unable to find solace.
- The weight of the world seemed to crush him into despond, leaving him feeling overwhelmed and hopeless.
- The prolonged illness led to a sense of despond, as he struggled to find the strength to keep fighting.
- Even the beauty of the sunset couldn't dispel the despond that hung heavy in his heart.
- It was hard to shake off the despond that followed him everywhere, like a dark cloud overshadowing his every thought.
FAQs About the word despond
lose confidence or hope; become dejectedTo give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or de
sorrowfulness, melancholy, gloom,sadness, mournfulness, depression, sorrow, mopes, despondency, doldrums
joyfulness, jollity, rapture, exhilaration, intoxication, merriment, jubilation, bliss, heaven, felicity
After receiving the rejection letter, he sank into a deep despond, feeling like all his efforts were futile.
The loss of her beloved pet left her in a state of despond, unable to find joy in anything.
As the days passed without any news of her missing child, the mother's despond deepened.
He couldn't shake off the despond that settled over him after the breakup, feeling utterly lost and alone.
