despond

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
 * 2) * October 16, 1820, Thomas Scott, letter to the Rev. G. Knight, Harwell
 * I should despair, or at least despond.
 * 1) * June 17, 1825,, Speech on the laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument
 * We wish that desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that foundations of our national power still stand strong.
 * 1) * June 17, 1825,, Speech on the laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument
 * We wish that desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that foundations of our national power still stand strong.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: падам духом
 * French: se décourager
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀθυμέω
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese: desesperar-se
 * Turkish:, , ümidini kaybetmek

Noun

 * 1)  Despondency.