Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of
   despond?re.]
   Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;
   as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --
   {De*spond"ent*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

despondent
     adj : without or almost without hope; "despondent about his
           failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: {heartsick}]