English dictionary

despond

/d/I/'sp/A/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

lose confidence or hope; become dejected

verb.emotion

Examples
The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view.

verb

Source: webster1913