despond

despond is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view.
2. noun. Despondency.
3. verb. lose confidence or hope; become dejected

   "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

Common word forms

desponds, desponded, desponder, desponding

Words from these letters

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