despond
suomi-englanti sanakirjadespond englannista suomeksi
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despond englanniksi
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
(quote-book)
October 16, 1820, Thomas Scott, ''letter to the Rev. G. Knight, Harwell''
- I should despair, or at least despond.
(RQ:Locke Conduct)
June 17, 1825, (w), ''Speech on the laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument''
- We wish that (..) desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that foundations of our national power still stand strong.
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