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   despond

   /dɪˈspɒnd/

   verb

   • 1. become dejected and lose confidence: archaic "I thought it right not to let my young lady despond"

   noun

   • 1. a state of unhappiness and low spirits.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin despondere ‘give up, abandon’, from de- ‘away’ + spondere ‘to promise’. The word was originally used as a noun in Slough of Despond.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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