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desponding a. 沮喪的;失望的 沮喪的;失望的 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]
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