Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).
unhope · despair · despondency · wanhope · despond · hopelessness · despair · desperation · desperation
From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).
June 17, 1825, Daniel Webster, 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.
Yet still despond not, but proceed Along the path where fate may lead.1867, John Conington, Aeneid, translation of original by Virgil, page 176:
October 16, 1820, Thomas Scott, letter to the Rev. G. Knight, Harwell I should despair, or at least despond.
Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the first difficulty.a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desponds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| desponding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desponded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desponded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
hu csügged (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · tr ümidini kaybetmek (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · hu elcsügged (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · tr umut kesmek (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · tr bedbin olmak (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · bg падам духом (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · grc ἀθυμέω (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · de verzagen (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · pt desesperar-se (to give up the will, courage, or spirit) · fr se décourager (to give up the will, courage, or spirit)