despondent
US: /dɪˈspɑndənt/
UK: /dɪspˈɒndənt/
UK: /dɪspˈɒndənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
despondent /dis'pɔndənt/
- tính từ
- nản lòng, ngã lòng; thoái chí; thất vọng, chán nản
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
(about sth)
(especially AmE) (over sth) sad, without much hope: She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going. + There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent.
despondency noun [U]: a mood of despondency + Life's not all gloom and despondency.
despondently adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
dejected, sad, sorrowful, unhappy, melancholy, blue, depressed, down, downcast, downhearted, low, morose, miserable, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, low-spirited, down in the mouth, Colloq down in the dumps:
He's been despondent since she went away.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel
Patients often feel despondent.
| become, get, grow
His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent.
ADV.
very | utterly
She was feeling utterly despondent.
| a bit, pretty, rather, somewhat
PREP.
about
He had become rather despondent about his lack of progress.
Concise English dictionary
-dənt
adj.
+without or almost without hope
