despondent
de.spon.dent \-d*nt\ aj [L despondent-, despondens, prp. of desponde-re] :
feeling extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression {~ abo ut his
health}mean having lost all or nearly all hope. DESPONDENT implies a deep
dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort;
DESPAIRING suggests the slipping away of all hope and often an accompanying
despondency; DESPERATE implies despair that prompts reckless action or
convulsive struggle in the face of defeat or frustration; HOPELESS suggests
despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies
acceptance or resignation - de.spon.dent.ly av SYN syn DESPONDENT,
DESPAIRING, DESPERATE, HOPELESS