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<DD>Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.</DD></DL>
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<P><B>despondent</B></P>
<P>adj : without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=heartsick"><FONT color=#0033ff>heartsick</FONT></A>]</P>
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<P><STRONG><EM>Synonyms:</EM> <FONT color=#ff0099>despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless<BR></FONT></STRONG>These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: <CITE>despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.</CITE> <BR><I><B>Antonyms: </B><A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hopeful"><FONT color=#0033ff>hopeful</FONT></A></I></P>
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