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despond vi. 沮丧,失去勇气
n. 失去勇气,失望 沮丧,失去勇气失去勇气,失望 despond v 1: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election" despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desponded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desponding}.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose (courage); de- spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See {Sponsor}.] To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view. [1913 Webster] I should despair, or at least despond. --Scott's Letters. [1913 Webster] Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the first difficulty. --Locke. [1913 Webster] We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of our national power still stand strong. --D. Webster. Syn: {Despond}, {Dispair}. Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is often more lasting than despair, or than desperation, which impels to violent action. [1913 Webster] Despond \De*spond"\ n. Despondency. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The slough of despond. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 21 Moby Thesaurus words for "despond":
abandon hope, become suicidal, brood, despair, despair of, droop, falter, give up, give up hope, give way, hit rock bottom, languish, lose heart, lose hope, plumb the depths, reach the depths, sag, sink, sink into despair, touch bottom, yield to despair
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