"despondent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈspɒndənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-despondent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more despondent [comparative], most despondent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēspondēns}} Latin dēspondēns, {{m|la|despondere||to give up, to abandon}} despondere (“to give up, to abandon”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} despondent (comparative more despondent, superlative most despondent)
  1. In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Categories (topical): Emotions, Sadness Derived forms: despondency Translations (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage): ἄθυμος (áthumos) (Ancient Greek), δύσθυμος (dústhumos) (Ancient Greek), قَانِط (qāniṭ) (Arabic), أَسْوَان (ʔaswān) (Arabic), بَائِس (bāʔis) (Arabic), حَزِين (ḥazīn) (Arabic), загубил надежда (zagubil nadežda) (Bulgarian), паднал духом (padnal duhom) (Bulgarian), унил (unil) (Bulgarian), 懊喪 (Chinese Mandarin), 懊丧 (àosàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 抑鬱 (Chinese Mandarin), 抑郁 (yìyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 氣餒 (Chinese Mandarin), 气馁 (qìněi) (Chinese Mandarin), 灰心 (huīxīn) (alt: + -的 -de) (Chinese Mandarin), 沮喪 (Chinese Mandarin), 沮丧 (jǔsàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 哀傷 (Chinese Mandarin), 哀伤 (āishāng) (Chinese Mandarin), sklíčený (Czech), zoufalý (Czech), malomyslný (Czech), knuget (Danish), forknyt (Danish), moedeloos (Dutch), wanhopig (Dutch), terneergeslagen (Dutch), hopeloos (Dutch), mismoedig (Dutch), mótfallin (Faroese), epätoivoinen (Finnish), toivoton (Finnish), déprimé (French), abattu (French), découragé (French), triste (French), mutlos (German), niedergeschlagen (German), deprimiert (German), entmutigt (German), traurig (German), άθυμος (áthymos) (Greek), מיואש (meyu'ásh) (Hebrew), krumpinn (Icelandic), abbattuto (Italian), scoraggiato (Italian), 落胆した (rakutan-shita) (alt: らくたんした) (Japanese), 失意の (shitsui-no) (alt: しついの) (Japanese), 消然 (shōzen) (alt: しょうぜん) (Japanese), 悲しい (kanashii) (alt: かなしい) (Japanese), hākerekere (Maori), tapou (Maori), tāmate (Maori), parakore (Maori), ngākau pōuri (Maori), mārohirohi (Maori), motløs (Norwegian Bokmål), nedtrykt (Norwegian Bokmål), forknytt (Norwegian Bokmål), knuget (Norwegian Bokmål), motlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), nedtrykt (Norwegian Nynorsk), desencorat (Occitan), abatut (Occitan), mootlooss (Plautdietsch), abatido (Portuguese), desencorajado (Portuguese), desanimado (Portuguese), desacorçoado (Portuguese), уны́лый (unýlyj) (Russian), пода́вленный (podávlennyj) (Russian), мра́чный (mráčnyj) (Russian), удручённый (udručónnyj) (Russian), гру́стный (grústnyj) (Russian), печа́льный (pečálʹnyj) (Russian), खिन्न (khinna) (Sanskrit), abatido (Spanish), descorazonado (Spanish), missmodig (Swedish), modfälld (Swedish), nedslagen (Swedish), зневірений (znevirenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пригнічений (pryhničenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), засмучений (zasmučenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), занепалий духом (zanepalyj duxom) [masculine] (Ukrainian), chán nản (Vietnamese), digalon (Welsh), pendrwm (Welsh), penisel (Welsh), pendrist (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "disconsolate"
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        {
          "word": "disheartened"
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        {
          "word": "dejected"
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        {
          "word": "downcast"
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        {
          "word": "gloomy"
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          "word": "heartsick"
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          "word": "загубил надежда"
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          "roman": "padnal duhom",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "паднал духом"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "懊喪"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "àosàng",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "懊丧"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "抑鬱"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìyù",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "抑郁"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "氣餒"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "灰心"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "沮喪"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jǔsàng",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "沮丧"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "哀傷"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "āishāng",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "哀伤"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "sklíčený"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "zoufalý"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "malomyslný"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "knuget"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "forknyt"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "moedeloos"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "wanhopig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "terneergeslagen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "hopeloos"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "mismoedig"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "mótfallin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "epätoivoinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "toivoton"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "déprimé"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "abattu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "découragé"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "triste"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "mutlos"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "niedergeschlagen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "deprimiert"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "entmutigt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "traurig"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áthymos",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "άθυμος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "áthumos",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "ἄθυμος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dústhumos",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "δύσθυμος"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "meyu'ásh",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "מיואש"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "krumpinn"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "abbattuto"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "scoraggiato"
        },
        {
          "alt": "らくたんした",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rakutan-shita",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "落胆した"
        },
        {
          "alt": "しついの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shitsui-no",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "失意の"
        },
        {
          "alt": "しょうぜん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōzen",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "消然"
        },
        {
          "alt": "かなしい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanashii",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "悲しい"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "hākerekere"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "tapou"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "tāmate"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "parakore"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "ngākau pōuri"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "mārohirohi"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "motløs"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "nedtrykt"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "forknytt"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "knuget"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "motlaus"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "nedtrykt"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "desencorat"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "abatut"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "mootlooss"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "abatido"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "desencorajado"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "desanimado"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "desacorçoado"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unýlyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "уны́лый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podávlennyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "пода́вленный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mráčnyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "мра́чный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "udručónnyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "удручённый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grústnyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "гру́стный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pečálʹnyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "печа́льный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "khinna",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "खिन्न"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "abatido"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "descorazonado"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "missmodig"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "modfälld"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "nedslagen"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "znevirenyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зневірений"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pryhničenyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пригнічений"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zasmučenyj",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "засмучений"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zanepalyj duxom",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "занепалий духом"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "chán nản"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "digalon"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "pendrwm"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "penisel"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
          "word": "pendrist"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈspɒndənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "despondent"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cheerful"
    },
    {
      "word": "hopeful"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "despondency"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "dēspondēns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin dēspondēns",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "despondere",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to give up, to abandon"
      },
      "expansion": "despondere (“to give up, to abandon”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin dēspondēns, from the verb despondere (“to give up, to abandon”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more despondent",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most despondent",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "despondent (comparative more despondent, superlative most despondent)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms suffixed with -ent",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English undefined derivations",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "en:Emotions",
        "en:Sadness"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 December 21, Nico Grant, Cade Metz, quoting Sridhar Ramaswamy, “A New Chat Bot Is a ‘Code Red’ for Google’s Search Business”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "“Last year, I was despondent that it was so hard to dislodge the iron grip of Google,” said Sridhar Ramaswamy, who previously oversaw advertising for Google, including Search ads, and now runs Neeva. “But technological moments like this create an opportunity for more competition.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In low spirits from loss of hope or courage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ],
        [
          "spirits",
          "spirits"
        ],
        [
          "loss",
          "loss"
        ],
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "courage",
          "courage"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sad"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈspɒndənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "crestfallen"
    },
    {
      "word": "despairing"
    },
    {
      "word": "disconsolate"
    },
    {
      "word": "disheartened"
    },
    {
      "word": "dejected"
    },
    {
      "word": "downcast"
    },
    {
      "word": "gloomy"
    },
    {
      "word": "heartsick"
    },
    {
      "word": "hopeless"
    },
    {
      "word": "miserable"
    },
    {
      "word": "sad"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qāniṭ",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "قَانِط"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaswān",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "أَسْوَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bāʔis",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "بَائِس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥazīn",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "حَزِين"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagubil nadežda",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "загубил надежда"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "padnal duhom",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "паднал духом"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "unil",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "унил"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "懊喪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àosàng",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "懊丧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "抑鬱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìyù",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "抑郁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "氣餒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qìněi",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "气馁"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ -的 -de",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huīxīn",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "灰心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "沮喪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǔsàng",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "沮丧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "哀傷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "āishāng",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "哀伤"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "sklíčený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "zoufalý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "malomyslný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "knuget"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "forknyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "moedeloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "wanhopig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "terneergeslagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "hopeloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "mismoedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "mótfallin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "epätoivoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "toivoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "déprimé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "abattu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "découragé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "mutlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "niedergeschlagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "deprimiert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "entmutigt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "traurig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áthymos",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "άθυμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áthumos",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "ἄθυμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dústhumos",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "δύσθυμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "meyu'ásh",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "מיואש"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "krumpinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "abbattuto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "scoraggiato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "らくたんした",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rakutan-shita",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "落胆した"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しついの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitsui-no",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "失意の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうぜん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōzen",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "消然"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かなしい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanashii",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "悲しい"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "hākerekere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "tapou"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "tāmate"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "parakore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "ngākau pōuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "mārohirohi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "motløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "nedtrykt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "forknytt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "knuget"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "motlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "nedtrykt"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "desencorat"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "abatut"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "mootlooss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "abatido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "desencorajado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "desanimado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "desacorçoado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unýlyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "уны́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podávlennyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "пода́вленный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mráčnyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "мра́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udručónnyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "удручённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grústnyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "гру́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pečálʹnyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "печа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "khinna",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "खिन्न"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "abatido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "descorazonado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "missmodig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "modfälld"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "nedslagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "znevirenyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зневірений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryhničenyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пригнічений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zasmučenyj",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "засмучений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zanepalyj duxom",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "занепалий духом"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "chán nản"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "digalon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "pendrwm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "penisel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage",
      "word": "pendrist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "despondent"
}

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