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adjective Etymology: Latin ~-, despondens, present participle of despondere Date: circa 1699 feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression ~ about his health • ~ly adverb Synonyms: ~, despairing, desperate, hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. ~ implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort ~ about yet another rejection. despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child. desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle. hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. унылый, мрачный, подавленный despondent gesture —- безнадежный жест to feel despondent —- быть в унынии (в подавленном состоянии, не в настроении) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj unhappy and not hopeful (Gill had been out of work for a year and was getting very despondent.) - despondency n - despondently adv (He was staring despondently into the distance.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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