de ‧ spon ‧ dent /dɪˈspɒndənt $ dɪˈspɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: despondere 'to give up, lose hope' , from spondere 'to promise' ]
extremely unhappy and without hope:
Gill had been out of work for a year and was getting very despondent.
despondent about
He was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
—despondency noun [uncountable]
—despondently adverb