without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back
If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome. I feel despondent when my work is rejected. + despondently de·spond·ent·ly Despondently, I went back and told Bill the news. extremely unhappy and without hope (despondere , from spondere )
Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner