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Despondent meaning

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Synonyms of Despondent

heartsick hopeless

Related words

Other words often associated with Despondent or its synonyms:

despairing heartbroken black gloomy abject dim brokenhearted futureless impossible desperate sorrowful bleak

Using Despondent

  • The main meaning on this page is: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
  • Useful related words include: heartsick, hopeless.
  • In the example corpus, despondent often appears in combinations such as: become despondent, despondent and, was despondent.

Context around Despondent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

become 3× shared 1× became 1× completely 1× pretty 1× get 1× downright 1×

Often after:

memes 1× drug 1× youth 1×

Sentence patterns with Despondent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

am very despondent he remarked 1× and became despondent 1× aren t despondent about wisconsin 1× became more despondent 1× becoming completely despondent when meiko 1× he become despondent 1× him a despondent youth one 1× investors shared despondent memes on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another relative said 1× as the price 1× he felt hopeful 1× he looked so 1× he reveled in 1× i went and 1×

Common sentence endings:

2020 in denver 1× a young cousin 1× and became despondent 1× are not realized 1× became more despondent 1× despondent drug addict 1×

Words around Despondent

Just before it in the word index:

despondency 30 despondencies 2 despondence 8 despond 2 despoliation 5 despoja 5

Just after it in the word index:

despont 2 despot 56 despotate 3 despotic 50 despotism 24 despots 30

Similar in corpus frequency:

abacus 72 abner 72 acorns 72 acquit 72 adamantly 72 allahabad 72

Corpus analysis for Despondent

  • In this selection, "despondent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, become, shared, became, memes, drug and youth stand out and add context to how "despondent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include am very despondent he remarked and and became despondent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despondent" sits close to words such as abacus, abner and acorns, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despondent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And I am very despondent,” he remarked. (7 words)

Rebbi Akiva did not despair, nor did he become despondent. (10 words)

But when she received the retrenchment letter, she was despondent. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The issue is that she tends to become despondent after any form of sex if I don’t orgasm, worried that she isn’t enough no matter how much I try to reassure her that sex for me is just a little different in end goal than sex is for her. (51 words)

Tammy Licausi, a houseless woman, is despondent over the loss of all of her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. (39 words)

The most plausible reason Republicans aren’t despondent about Wisconsin comes down to who is expected to show up: While Democrats have almost their early voting numbers from 2016, Republicans are up four-fold. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Another relative said King was despondent over the recent loss of a young cousin.

Rebbi Akiva did not despair, nor did he become despondent.

And I am very despondent,” he remarked.

As the price of Bitcoin cratered, investors shared despondent memes on X, while industry leaders tried to reassure crypto fans that the market would rebound.

He felt hopeful in the campaign work he did in Washington State, but despondent about what happened in the nation.

Knowles, a former foster carer, said the approach lacked compassion and empathy and that her son sank back into his chair and became more despondent.

Look how despondent and bored the two little kids appear on the left side of this picture.

The PNC, AFC and other political parties took note and became despondent.

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But when she received the retrenchment letter, she was despondent.

He looked so despondent when he rode off on that little cart thing with The Brain into the depths of the stadium.

He reveled in it in ways that none of the others did, even becoming completely despondent when Meiko began to ignore him.

It told the story of a thief on the run from the cops who seeks the aid of a once charismatic high school friend, now a despondent drug addict.

I went and stayed in a hotel because I was pretty despondent.

Manning said it is easy to get despondent and inactive during the lockdown, but people should remain positive and active.

Markets often overshoot, ping-ponging between overly optimistic when times are good to downright despondent on the first sign that they might, well, not be.

Other people become despondent or bitter when their goals are not realized.

Tammy Licausi, a houseless woman, is despondent over the loss of all of her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver.

The issue is that she tends to become despondent after any form of sex if I don’t orgasm, worried that she isn’t enough no matter how much I try to reassure her that sex for me is just a little different in end goal than sex is for her.

The most plausible reason Republicans aren’t despondent about Wisconsin comes down to who is expected to show up: While Democrats have almost their early voting numbers from 2016, Republicans are up four-fold.

This made him a despondent youth, one on the verge of suicide, until Professor X came into his life and gave him a reason to live- leading the X-Men.

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Common combinations with despondent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "despondent" in a sentence?
An example: "Another relative said King was despondent over the recent loss of a young cousin." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "despondent" from authentic English texts.
What does "despondent" mean?
Despondent means: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
What are synonyms of "despondent"?
Common synonyms of "despondent" include: heartsick, hopeless.
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