despondent
adjective /dɪˈspɒn.dənt/
/-ˈspɑːn-/ Definition
› unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm: He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls. She started to feel despondent about ever finding a job.Feeling sad and unhappy despondency /-dən.si/
/-ˈspɑːn-/ noun [U] › A mood of despondency had set in.Sadness and regret despondently /-li/ adverb › "It's hopeless," he said, shaking his head despondently.Feeling sad and unhappy
/-ˈspɑːn-/ noun [U] › A mood of despondency had set in.Sadness and regret despondently /-li/ adverb › "It's hopeless," he said, shaking his head despondently.Feeling sad and unhappy(Definition of despondent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
Topic:
Feeling sad and unhappy
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