despondent
adjective
de·spon·dent
di-ˈspän-dənt 
: feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
despondent about his health
despondently
adverb
Examples of despondent in a Sentence
His colleagues did not care for his despondent company, which made him suffer more, which perpetuated their distance …
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Noah Charney, The Art Thief, 2007
The Simpsons' plots are a bit more sophisticated than their Saturday morning counterparts and are occasionally tinged with pathos—as when Homer loses his job at the nuclear-power plant and becomes despondent and even suicidal.
—Jerry Lazar, TV Guide, 13 Jan. 1990
Writers who spend much time in universities are likely to grow despondent over the future of literature, for there it is treated as a finished thing.
—Louis Simpson, New York Times Book Review, 21 Nov. 1982
I had never seen them looking so despondent.
a group of despondent fans
Noah Charney, The Art Thief, 2007
The Simpsons' plots are a bit more sophisticated than their Saturday morning counterparts and are occasionally tinged with pathos—as when Homer loses his job at the nuclear-power plant and becomes despondent and even suicidal.
—Jerry Lazar, TV Guide, 13 Jan. 1990
Writers who spend much time in universities are likely to grow despondent over the future of literature, for there it is treated as a finished thing.
—Louis Simpson, New York Times Book Review, 21 Nov. 1982
I had never seen them looking so despondent.
a group of despondent fans
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The drummer, who’s suffering from a severe vertebrae injury similar to Phil Collins’s, is unable to tour ever again and remains despondent that Roth behaved in this manner.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Ryan seemed particularly despondent after the fight during her interview with ESPN's Mark Kriegel, who scored the fight in her favor.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Kenneth is despondent about his future until Corrina (Rebecca S’manga Frank), a waitress at Wally’s, tells him to apply for a job at one of the banks.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
As a mother watching Palestinian children starved and obliterated, my instinct is to feel utterly despondent, to feel powerless to make change.
—Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Ryan seemed particularly despondent after the fight during her interview with ESPN's Mark Kriegel, who scored the fight in her favor.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Kenneth is despondent about his future until Corrina (Rebecca S’manga Frank), a waitress at Wally’s, tells him to apply for a job at one of the banks.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
As a mother watching Palestinian children starved and obliterated, my instinct is to feel utterly despondent, to feel powerless to make change.
—Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Despondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despondent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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