de·spond·ent /dɪˈspɑ:ndənt/ adjective
[more despondent; most despondent] formal : very sad and without hope
▪ I had never seen them looking so despondent. ▪ a group of despondent fans — often + over or about ▪ She is despondent over losing her job. ▪ He grew increasingly despondent about her illness.
▪ I had never seen them looking so despondent. ▪ a group of despondent fans — often + over or about ▪ She is despondent over losing her job. ▪ He grew increasingly despondent about her illness.
— de·spond·en·cy /dɪˈspɑ:ndənsi/ also de·spon·dence 
/dɪˈspɑ:ndəns/ noun [noncount]
▪ He went through a period of deep despondency after his divorce.
/dɪˈspɑ:ndəns/ noun [noncount] ▪ He went through a period of deep despondency after his divorce.
