Despond
11despond — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To lose all hope: despair, give up. See HOPE. II noun Utter lack of hope: despair, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency, hopelessness. See HOPE …
12despond — [17] Latin had a phrase animam dēspondēre, literally ‘give up one’s soul’, hence ‘lose heart’. The verb dēspondēre came to be used on its own in this sense, and was borrowed thus by English. It was a compound verb, formed from the prefix dē… …
13despond — de·spond || dɪ spÉ’nd n. despondency, depression, melancholy v. become despondent or discouraged, become depressed …
14despond — [dɪ spɒnd] verb archaic become dejected and lose confidence. Origin C17: from L. despondere give up, abandon , from de away + spondere to promise …
15despond — v. n. Despair, be cast down, be disheartened, lose hope, lose courage, be despondent, give up, abandon hope. See despair …
16despond — v be depressed, be cast down, despair; lose hope of, lose heart, give up, surrender, quit, Sl. pack it in, give up the ship, cry quits, cry craven, throw in the towel, throw in the sponge; falter, give way, sink, droop, pine away; mope, mourn,… …
17despond — de·spond …
18despond — de•spond [[t]dɪˈspɒnd[/t]] or, esp. for 2, [[t]ˈdɛs pɒnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage 2) despondency • Etymology: 1670–80; < L dēspondēre to give up, lose heart, promise …
19despond — [17] Latin had a phrase animam dēspondēre, literally ‘give up one’s soul’, hence ‘lose heart’. The verb dēspondēre came to be used on its own in this sense, and was borrowed thus by English. It was a compound verb, formed from the prefix dē… …
20despond — v. & n. v.intr. lose heart or hope; be dejected. n. archaic despondency. Etymology: L despondere give up, abandon (as DE , spondere promise) …
