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to despond
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to feel extremely discouraged, disheartened, or in low spirits
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
state verb
regular
present tense
despond
3rd person singular
desponds
present participle
desponding
past simple
desponded
past participle
desponded
Examples
He desponded for weeks after the business failure but eventually found the strength to start anew.
Lexical Tree
despondence
despondent
despond
