despondent

Meaning

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Synonyms

dejected

sad

☹️

depressed

downcast

dispirited

hopeless

melancholy

low-spirited

downhearted

doleful

crestfallen

disheartened

heartsick

miserable

discouraged

gloomy

forlorn

desperate

unhopeful

disappointed

😞

distressed

dismal

glum

gone

heavy-hearted

hurt

imperishable

indifferent

joyless

listless

living

lugubrious

melancholic

mixed

moody

no-go

plaintive

scared

somber

sombre

subdued

unhappy

☹️

weakened

wistful

woebegone

woeful

chopfallen

crest-fallen

give up hope

lose hope

Translations

découragé

scoraggiato

mutlos

abattu

déprimé

abatido

desanimado

niedergeschlagen

triste

☹️

moedeloos

abatido

abbattuto

άθυμος

verzagt

desalentado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈspɒndənt/

Etymology

From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”).