Despond
/dɪˈspɒnd/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Despondency. archaic, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart. intransitive
"Yet still despond not, but proceed Along the path where fate may lead."
- 2 lose confidence or hope; become dejected wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Yet still despond not, but proceed Along the path where fate may lead."
Etymology
From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).