Exact Match:
- despond
- lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
Synonyms:
- abandon hope,
- become suicidal,
- brood,
- despair,
- despair of,
- droop,
- falter,
- give up,
- give up hope,
- give way,
- hit rock bottom,
- languish,
- lose heart,
- lose hope,
- plumb the depths,
- reach the depths,
- sag,
- sink,
- sink into despair,
- touch bottom,
- yield to despair