despond

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despond (invariabile)

  1. (arcaico) infelicità, scoramento

despond (3ª persona sing. presente desponds, participio presente desponding, passato semplice e participio passato desponded)

  1. abbattersi, perdere la speranza
de | spond
  • (UK) IPA: /dɪˈspɒnd/ Ascolta la pronuncia :
  • (raro, sostantivo) IPA: /ˈdɛspɒnd/

dal latino dēspondeō, unione di + spondeō