despondent

/dis'pɔndənt/

Thân thiện

He sits alone on the park bench, looking despondent.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, or discouragement: "Despondent" describes a state of extreme low spirits and loss of hope, often due to a difficult or disappointing situation.
   • In low spirits from loss of hope or courage: It implies a deep-seated sadness and a sense that things will not improve.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • After receiving the rejection letter, she felt utterly despondent.
  • The team became despondent after their third consecutive loss.
  • He was despondent about his chances of finding a job in the current economy.

Advanced Usage

• "to be despondent over/about something": to feel hopeless concerning a specific event or situation.
  • She was despondent over the end of her long-term relationship.
  • The community grew despondent about the lack of government aid after the disaster.

Variants and Related Words

• Despondently (adverb): in a despondent manner.
  • He sighed despondently and stared out the window.
• Despondency (noun): a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
  • A feeling of deep despondency overwhelmed the group.

Synonyms

• Dejected: sad and depressed; dispirited.
• Disheartened: having lost determination or confidence.
• Crestfallen: sad and disappointed.
• Downcast: feeling or showing low spirits.

Antonyms

• Hopeful: feeling or inspiring optimism.
• Elated: ecstatically happy.
• Cheerful: noticeably happy and optimistic.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To sink into despondency: to gradually become deeply disheartened.
  • After the failed experiment, the researcher sank into despondency.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without or almost without hope
   • despondent about his failure
   • too heartsick to fight back

Từ đồng nghĩa

• heartsick