Despondent

Synonyms for "despondent" (155 found)

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Adjective(1 words)
heartsick

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

94 translations across 31 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • δύσθυμος adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • ἄθυμος adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَسْوَان adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • بَائِس adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • حَزِين adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • قَانِط adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • загубил надежда adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • паднал духом adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • унил adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Catalan

4 entries
  • abatut adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desanimat adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • descoratjat adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desesperançat adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 哀傷 /哀伤 adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 懊喪 /懊丧 adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 抑鬱 /抑郁 adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 氣餒 /气馁 adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Czech

3 entries
  • malomyslný adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • sklíčený adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • zoufalý adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Danish

2 entries
  • forknyt adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • knuget adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Dutch

4 entries
  • hopeloos adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • mismoedig adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • moedeloos adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • terneergeslagen adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Faroese

1 entries
  • mótfallin adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Finnish

2 entries
  • epätoivoinen adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • toivoton adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

French

4 entries
  • abattu adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • découragé adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • déprimé adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • triste adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

German

4 entries
  • deprimiert adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • entmutigt adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • mutlos adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • niedergeschlagen adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Greek

1 entries
  • άθυμος adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מיואש adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • krumpinn adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Italian

2 entries
  • abbattuto adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • scoraggiato adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 失意の adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 悲しい adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 消然 adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • 落胆した adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Māori

4 entries
  • hākerekere adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • mārohirohi adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • ngākau pōuri adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • parakore adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • forknytt adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • knuget adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • motløs adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • nedtrykt adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • motlaus adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • nedtrykt adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Occitan

2 entries
  • abatut adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desencorat adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • mootlooss adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • abatido adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desacorçoado adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desanimado adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • desencorajado adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Russian

4 entries
  • гру́стный adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • мра́чный adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • па́вший ду́хом adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • печа́льный adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • खिन्न adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Spanish

2 entries
  • abatido adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • descorazonado adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Swedish

3 entries
  • missmodig adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • modfälld adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • nedslagen adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Thai

2 entries
  • ท้อ adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • ท้อแท้ adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • занепалий духом adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • засмучений adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • зневірений adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • пригнічений adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chán nản adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Welsh

4 entries
  • digalon adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • pendrist adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • pendrwm adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
  • penisel adj (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Sample sentences

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They seemed really despondent to find that their project didn't boost profits like they thought it would.

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Tom is despondent.

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Tom was despondent.

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Tom is likely to still be despondent.

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