transcription, транскрипция: [ -dənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin despondent-, despondens, present participle of despondēre
Date: circa 1699
: feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
despondent about his health
• de·spon·dent·ly adverb
Synonyms:
despondent , despairing , desperate , hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort
despondent about yet another rejection
despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency
despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child
desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration
one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle
hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation
the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless