despondent

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17ff., the despondent are assured that Jehovah has not forgotten them; He is writing their names in a book, and when He comes in judgment, the faithful will be spared, and then the difference between the destinies of the good and the bad will be plain for all to see.

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  1. adjective Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.
  2. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless
    These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.
    Antonym: hopeful

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  • Melancthon had already been anxious and despondent, fearing a fresh and violent outburst of the controversy as a consequence of the impending discussion. —  Life of Martin Luther
  • His tone of voice was now despondent, and if he spoke of the future it was with bitterness and lassitude. —  Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • His inability to work has been illustrated in the numerous bulletins of this period published by Mr. Fields: they show him at times despondent, as in the extracts above, then again in a state of semi-resolution. —  A Study Of Hawthorne
  • 17ff., the despondent are assured that Jehovah has not forgotten them; He is writing their names in a book, and when He comes in judgment, the faithful will be spared, and then the difference between the destinies of the good and the bad will be plain for all to see. —  Introduction to the Old Testament
  • As before, ii. 17ff., the despondent are assured that Jehovah has not forgotten them; He is writing their names in a book, and when He comes in judgment, the faithful will be spared, and then the difference between the destinies of the good and the bad will be plain for all to see. —  Introduction to the Old Testament
 

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  1. from Latin desponden(t-)s, present participle of despondere, despond: see despond, v.
 

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