/ Dictionary / Index D despondent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•spond•ent Pronunciation: (di-spon'dunt), [key] — adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: despondent (Thesaurus) despondency despot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language