DESPONDENT
(adj.) without or almost without hope
"despondent about his failure", "too heartsick to fight back"
synonyms : heartsickHe shot himself in the head as he was despondent over the failure of his shoe business. -added by Administrator
despondent dog
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(Tag: Global) despondent : des (this) + ponde (pond) + nt (not); We are despondent as 'this pond' also does 'not' have any water and there is no other source of water left in our village.
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Mnemonics for despondent
(Tag: ) the word despondant looks like pepsodent. So wen u don't brush in the morning... Ur day will be gloomy and depressing.
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(Tag: ) think like des 'pond'-> 'ponder' when we dont ponder(think) eventually we lose hope
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(Tag: Global) desp+on+dent = desperate person dented (hit emotionally) = gloomy and depressed...
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(Tag: ) DEreSPOND...means no response...a person who is in low spirits doesn't respond hence suffer from despondency
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(Tag: ) despondent is like desperate, (also called despo in slang).. he loses almost all hope
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(Tag: English) relate it with response. one who is in good mood gives response. one who is depressed relate it to response. one who is cheerful gives response, one who is depressed(despondent) does not give ane response.
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(Tag: global) when u get disappointed by something....thn u become depress by it
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(Tag: ) despondent=desh already is in ponded in corruption no body can rectify it...
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(Tag: ) Despair
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(Tag: ) Because North Korea is ruled by a despot, the whole country feels hopeless.
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(Tag: ) rem with correspondent-take despondent as removing him from post-so he will be depressed,gloomy.
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(Tag: ) sounds like de + sponsor. You would be desponsored only if they lose hope on you and give up on you
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(Tag: ) sounds like DEPRESSED STUDENT
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(Tag: ) Imagine a sad and hopeless person sitting on the edge of a 'pond' and 'pondering' over his misfortune....desPONDent.
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(Tag: ) if you don't score good in GRE even after diligent hardwork u feel despondent
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(Tag: media) DE+ (corre)SPONDENT : if u are even replying to a correspondent then u r very DEPRESSED and GLOOMY.
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(Tag: opposite) opposite of respondant (cheerful)....
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(Tag: ) when u r 'Respondent' u r not 'Respondent', u r too 'depressed' to answer and talk to others
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