despondent

de·spon·dent  (d-spndnt)

adj.

Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.

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de·spondent·ly adv.

Synonyms: despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless
These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.

Antonym: hopeful

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despondent [dɪˈspɒndənt]

adj

downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected

despondence  n

despondency  n

despondently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

despondent - without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" heartsick hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

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despondent

adjective dejected, sad, depressed, down, low, blue, despairing, discouraged, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, in despair, glum, dispirited, downcast, morose, disheartened, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), sick as a parrot (informal), woebegone, low-spirited He often felt despondent after these meetings.
happy, glad, optimistic, hopeful, cheerful, upbeat (informal), buoyant, cheery, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), light-hearted

Translations

despondent [dɪsˈpɒndənt] ADJ (= dejected) → abatido, desanimado; (= disheartened) → descorazonado; [letter etc] → de tono triste, pesimista
he was very despondent about our chances → habló en términos pesimistas de nuestras posibilidades
he was too despondent to smile → le faltaron ánimos para sonreír

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despondent [dɪˈspɒndənt] adj (= dejected) → découragé(e), abattu(e)
to be despondent about sth → être découragé(e) par qch, être abattu(e) par qch

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despondent

adj → niedergeschlagen, mutlos; to be or feel despondent about something → über etw (acc) → bedrückt sein; to grow despondent → den Mut verlieren

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despondent [dɪsˈpɒndənt] adj (frm) despondent (about) → avvilito/a (per), abbattuto/a (per)
he is despondent about his future → quanto al suo futuro è molto demoralizzato

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despondent

adj despondent [diˈspondənt]

feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc She was utterly despondent at her failure. moedeloos, neerslagtig مُكْتَئِب، خائِر العَزيمَه унил sklíčený, skleslý fortvivlet; modløs verzagt αποκαρδιωμένος, μελαγχολικός desanimado, desalentado rusutud اندوهگین؛ دلمرده epätoivoinen découragé מְדוּכָּא आशाहीन očajan, malodušan csüggedt sedih örvilnaður scoraggiato 落胆した 낙심한 nusiminęs nomākts; grūtsirdīgs kecewa moedeloos (helt) fortvilet przybity desanimado deznă­dăjduit подавленный skľúčený potrt utučen förtvivlad, missmodig หมดกำลังใจ umutsuz, karamsar 沮喪的，洩氣的 занепалий духом, зневірений بد دل ، مایوس chán nản 沮丧的，泄气的

adv deˈspondently

moedeloos, neerslagtig باكْتِئاب، بِعَزيمَةٍ خائِرَه унило sklíčeně, sklesle fortvivlet; modløst verzagt αποκαρδιωμένα, μελαγχολικά con desánimo rusutult با ترس و ناامیدی epätoivoisesti avec découragement מִתוֹך דִּיכָּאוֹן मायूसी से očajno, malodušno csüggedten dengan sedih vonleysislega sconfortevolmente 落胆して 낙심하게 beviltiškai, liūdnai nomākti; grūtsirdīgi dengan rasa kecewa moedeloos fortvilet w przygnębieniu desanimadamente deznădăjduit подавленно skľúčene potrto utučeno förtvivlat, missmodigt อย่างหมดกำลังใจ umutsuz bir şekilde 沮喪地 пригнічено مایوسانہ một cách chán nản 沮丧地

n deˈspondency

moedeloosheid, neerslagtigheid يَأْس، فُتور العَزيمَه унилост skleslost, malomyslnost fortvivlelse; modløshed die Verzagtheit απογοήτευση desaliento, abatimiento lootusetus ترس و ناامیدی epätoivo découragement דִּיכָּאוֹן, דִכדוּך निराशा malodušnost csüggedtség kesedihan vonleysi scoraggiamento 落胆 낙심 nusiminimas nomāktība; grūtsirdība kecewa moedeloosheid håpløshet, fortvilelse zwątpienie desânimo deznădejde подавленность skľúčenosť potrtost utučenost förtvivlan, misströstan, missmod ความหมดกำลังใจ umutsuzluk 失望，喪氣 пригніченість نومیدی sự chán nản 失望，丧气