affording no hope, cast down, depressed, discouraged, downcast, forlorn, hypochondriac, in the doldrums, melancholy, pining, suicidal, woebegone
Definitionadj. without or almost without hope
Last update: July 19, 2015
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He is very despondent about his results. [adjective]
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To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more despondent every day. [Please select]
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Because of his love for his despondent disciples, graciously Jesus came and met them on the road to Emmaus. [adjective]
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City could well have entered this match in despondent mood. [adjective]
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They all stood despondent and silent. [adjective]
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The despondent frame of mind in which she had left home began again to overtake her, and she remembered that she wished to find Mademoiselle Reisz. [adjective]
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It is as if I were glad of a chance to take advantage of his being alone and despondent. [adjective]
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All I see has made me thankful, not despondent. [adjective]
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"But for your face I should think you were a little despondent," said I. [adjective]
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Your habitual expression in those days, Jane, was a thoughtful look; not despondent, for you were not sickly; but not buoyant, for you had little hope, and no actual pleasure. [adjective]
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