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Despond

//dɪˈspɒnd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Despondency. archaic, uncountable
Verb
  1. 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. 2
    lose confidence or hope; become dejected wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).

Etymology 2

From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).

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