Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Despond — De*spond n. Despondency. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The slough of despond. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despond — [di spänd′] vi. [L despondere, to lose courage, yield < de , from + spondere, to promise: see SPONSOR] to lose courage or hope; become disheartened; be depressed n. despondency: now chiefly in slough of despond (see SLOUGH2, n. 2) … English World dictionary
despond — index brood, languish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Despond — Également écrit Desponds, le nom est surtout porté dans le Loiret, où il est attesté depuis la fin du XVIe siècle (commune de Coullons). Malgré la présence d un d, le nom semble une variante de Despont, Desponts (celui qui habite un lieu dit les… … Noms de famille
despond — 1. verb /dɪˈspɒnd/ To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart. 2. noun /dɪˈspɒnd/ Despondency. Syn: despair See Also: Slough of Despond … Wiktionary
despond — /dəˈspɒnd/ (say duh spond) –verb (i) 1. Obsolete to lose heart, courage, or hope. –noun 2. Archaic despondency: slough of despond. {Latin dēspondēre give up, yield, in the phrase dēspondēre (animus) to lose (heart) …
despond — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Latin despondēre, from de + spondēre to promise solemnly more at spouse Date: 1655 to become despondent II. noun Date: 1678 despondency … New Collegiate Dictionary
despond — desponder, n. despondingly, adv. /di spond / or, esp. for 2, /des pond/, v.i. 1. to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage. n. 2. despondency. [1670 80; < L despondere to give up, lose heart, promise, equiv. to de DE + spondere to… … Universalium
despond — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To lose all hope: despair, give up. See HOPE. II noun Utter lack of hope: despair, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency, hopelessness. See HOPE … English dictionary for students
