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# despondent

adjective (despondent, more despondent, most despondent)

«despondent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very sad and without hope, feeling that things will not get better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and reports to describe a deep, quiet sadness after something has gone wrong. Close to «dejected» and «hopeless». It tells the reader that a character has almost given up.

### Examples

- Mole grew despondent as the snow fell in the Wild Wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x1)
- The despondent farmer looked at his flooded field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x2)
- She was despondent after failing the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x3)
- Toad became despondent in the dark prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x4)
- Don't be despondent — we can fix it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x5)
- The team was despondent after the fifth defeat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x6)
- He gave a despondent sigh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/#x7)

### Note

Adjective; noun: despondency. Spelling: despond-ENT. Similar: dejected, downcast, hopeless, low. Opposite: hopeful, cheerful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «despondent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«despondent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/despondent.html) on Mova free.