despondent C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /dɪˈspɑːndənt/ UK /dɪˈspɒndənt/ See IPA manual Freq #38391 Meanings 1 adj without or almost without hope I was despondent about the failure. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · without or almost without hope heartsick More sadchapfallencrestfallendejecteddisconsolateunhopefulbrokenhearteddespairfuldowncastmelancholic ↔ Opposites cheerfulhopefulebullientbuoyantjubilantsanguine Word family Forms despondently Related forms despondency Etymology From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”). Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # despondent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈspɑːndənt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈspɒndənt/ **Frequency rank:** 38391 ## Meanings 1. without or almost without hope ## Examples - I was despondent about the failure. ## Synonyms - heartsick - sad - chapfallen - crestfallen - dejected - disconsolate - unhopeful - brokenhearted - despairful - downcast - melancholic ## Antonyms - cheerful - hopeful - ebullient - buoyant - jubilant - sanguine ## Related Forms - despondency ## Etymology From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”). ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown