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despondent - Dictionary definition and meaning for despondent

DESPONDENT

  • (adj.) without or almost without hope

    "despondent about his failure", "too heartsick to fight back"

    synonyms : heartsick

    He shot himself in the head as he was despondent over the failure of his shoe business. -added by Administrator

    despondent
    -tagged by Administrator
    despondent dog

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Selected Mnemonic for despondent

  • (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.

    added by editor1

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.

    added by kartextremes    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) think like des 'pond'-> 'ponder' when we dont ponder(think) eventually we lose hope

    added by miscyman    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: Global) desp+on+dent = desperate person dented (hit emotionally) = gloomy and depressed...

    added by abhishekkannur    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) DEreSPOND...means no response...a person who is in low spirits doesn't respond hence suffer from despondency

    added by nileshdive    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) despondent is like desperate, (also called despo in slang).. he loses almost all hope

    added by namaskar    editEdit Mnemonic

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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.

    added by shubhabrata    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: global) when u get disappointed by something....thn u become depress by it

    added by rahulbest    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) despondent=desh already is in ponded in corruption no body can rectify it...

    added by shaktipada    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Despair

    added by sharif2059    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Because North Korea is ruled by a despot, the whole country feels hopeless.

    added by daniel430lee    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) rem with correspondent-take despondent as removing him from post-so he will be depressed,gloomy.

    added by mdhineshm    editEdit Mnemonic

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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

    added by arbitrary.contrivance    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) sounds like DEPRESSED STUDENT

    added by varuner001    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) Imagine a sad and hopeless person sitting on the edge of a 'pond' and 'pondering' over his misfortune....desPONDent.

    added by Eddy    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) if you don't score good in GRE even after diligent hardwork u feel despondent

    added by berkeley    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: media) DE+ (corre)SPONDENT : if u are even replying to a correspondent then u r very DEPRESSED and GLOOMY.

    added by manasmodi    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: opposite) opposite of respondant (cheerful)....

    added by ajaymur91    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) when u r 'Respondent' u r not 'Respondent', u r too 'depressed' to answer and talk to others

    added by melancholica    editEdit Mnemonic

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