Used in a Sentence

despondent

How to use despondent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for despondent.

Editorial note

I see people get progressively despondent in their 40s and 50s.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of despondent gathered in one view.

adjective

without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for despondent.

adjective

without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"

Example sentences

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I see people get progressively despondent in their 40s and 50s.

2

I don't think people would commit suicide or become unduly despondent if they learned they have a gene.

3

Next day, he was not just despondent, but frustrated to the point of irritation: "This thing just doesn't do what you tell it to!

4

One thing he did then was to assigning people meaningful tasks to keep them from becoming despondent and dragging down morale.

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Thanks for the update, I had already become despondent, but am now reinvigorated!

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I have at least 4 friends that were looking to recruit in the last month or so and each one has been despondent about the quality of the candidates.

7

The bedbug life is 1% programming and 99% angry/despondent/litigious email.

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I don't care about Banksy either and don't feel to despondent having known it was right there, its the kind of crap I'd just walk past every other day of the week.

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The world needs a plurality of voices to advance; the despondent and downtrodden remind us where we are, and the transcendent and hopeful show us a way out.

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Whoever wrote this is probably going to be quite despondent and inconsolable whenever someone they actually care about dies.

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You've been in school getting an applied mathematics degree and you are absolutely despondent that you aren't also running your own successful games company by now.

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"So eager were many minimally trained pilots to take part in suicide missions that when their sorties were delayed or aborted, the pilots became deeply despondent.

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I have worked with homeless and despondent people in America, on the streets, and time and again encountered people who simply didn't have the money for the treatment they needed, so they were on the streets.

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"That's an opinion, but I no longer fall for Google's kool aid...and yes, there's some boomerang from having drunk it earlier on."Why does everyone who's despondent towards Google act like the company is some sort of abusive ex-boyfriend?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use despondent in a sentence?

I see people get progressively despondent in their 40s and 50s.

What does despondent mean?

without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"

What part of speech is despondent?

despondent is commonly used as adjective.