despond

动词 despond:

1. lose confidence or hope; become dejected

1. The name of the slough was Despond.
   这个深渊名叫绝望。

de.spond

v.intr.（不及物动词）
de.spond.ed,de.spond.ing,de.sponds
To become disheartened or discouraged.
泄气：沮丧，失去信心
n.（名词）
Despondency:
失望，泄气：
例句：
.The outward show of fight masked a spreading inner despond at the White House.(Newsweek)
.白宫外在的战斗精神掩盖了内在日益扩散的绝望情绪.(新闻周刊)

来源：
Latin dôspondôre [to give up]
拉丁语 dôspondôre [放弃]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.离开.]
spondôre [to promise] * see spend-
spondôre [许诺] *参见 spend-

【引伸】
despond.ingly
adv.（副词）