Explore Despond through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like despair. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Despond in a sentence
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Despond meaning
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
Synonyms of Despond
Using Despond
- The main meaning on this page is: To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
- Useful related words include: despair.
Context around Despond
- Average sentence length in these examples: 7.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Despond
- In this selection, "despond" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 7.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flume stand out and add context to how "despond" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include slough of despond flume ride and taught to despond from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "despond" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with despond
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The ‘Slough of Despond’ flume ride. (6 words)
The student was taught to despond from the first. (9 words)
The student was taught to despond from the first. (9 words)
The ‘Slough of Despond’ flume ride. (6 words)
Example sentences (2)
The ‘Slough of Despond’ flume ride.
The student was taught to despond from the first.