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[dɪˈspɒnd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- become dejected and lose confidence
(e.g: I thought it right not to let my young lady despond)
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- ‘away’ + spondere ‘to promise’. The word was originally used as a noun in Slough of Despond
[dɪˈspɒnd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a state of unhappiness and low spirits
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- ‘away’ + spondere ‘to promise’. The word was originally used as a noun in Slough of Despond
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