Definitions for despond
dɪˈspɒnd or, esp. for 2, ˈdɛs pɒndde·spond

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. despondverb

   lose confidence or hope; become dejected

   "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. despondnoun

   Despondency.

2. despondverb

   To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.

3. Etymology: From Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- + spondere ‘promise’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DESPONDverb

   Etymology: despondeo, Latin.

   1. To despair; to lose hope; to become hopeless or desperate.

   It is every man’s duty to labour in his calling, and not to despond for any miscarriages or disappointments that were not in his own power to prevent. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 110.

   There is no surer remedy for superstitious and desponding weakness, than first to govern ourselves by the best improvement of that reason which providence has given us for a guide; and then, when we have done our own parts, to commit all chearfully, for the rest, to the good pleasure of heaven with trust and resignation. Roger L'Estrange.

   Besides, to change their pasture ’tis in vain,
   Or trust to physick: physick is their bane:
   The learned leaches in despair depart,
   And shake their heads, desponding of their art. John Dryden, Virgil.

   Others depress their own minds, despond at the first difficulty; and conclude that making any progress in knowledge, farther than serves their ordinary business, is above their capacities. John Locke.

   2. [In theology.] To lose hope of the divine mercy.

   He considers what is the natural tendency of such a virtue, or such a vice: he is well apprized that the representation of some of these things may convince the understanding, some may terrify the conscience, some may allure the slothful, and some encourage the desponding mind. Isaac Watts, Improvement.

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1. despond

   Despond refers to losing confidence, courage or hope; a state of dejection, despair, or depression. It can also refer to feeling disheartened or dispirited. It often implies an ongoing or long-lasting state of being dispirited, bringing a sense of helplessness or gloom.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Despondverb

   to give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view

2. Despondnoun

   despondency

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Despond

   de-spond′, v.i. to lose hope or courage: to despair.—ns. Despond′ence, Despond′ency, state of being without hope: dejection.—adj. Despond′ent, desponding: without courage or hope: sad.—advs. Despond′ently; Despond′ingly. [L. despondēre, to promise, to give up or devote to, to give up or resign, to lose courage, to despond—de, away, and spondēre, to promise.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of despond in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of despond in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of despond in a Sentence

1. Menander:

   No one ought to despond in adverse circumstances, for they may turn out to be the cause of good to us.*

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=despond
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Despond
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=despond
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despond
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=despond