despondent

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

des·pond·ent [despondency despondent despondently] BrE [dɪˈspɒndənt] NAmE [dɪˈspɑːndənt] adjective ~ (about sth) | (especially NAmE)~ (over sth)
sad, without much hope
Syn: ↑dejected
•She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
•There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent.
Derived Words: ↑despondency ▪ ↑despondently

Example Bank:
•He is increasingly despondent over losing his family.
•His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent.
•Patients often feel despondent.
•She was feeling utterly despondent.
•It was a pretty despondent group that sat around the fire at the end of the day.