Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Despondent"

A: It means a person is utterly hopeless and believes that no matter what he/she does to better the situation will eventually result to nothing.

A: In low spirits, with no hope

A: Could you please give me an example?

A: "He's become despondent"
It essentially means, that weighted down feeling and depression a person hits when they lose all hope.
So say, two sides are fighting a war, and the right side delivers a debilitating blow to the left, the left's leader might become despondent. His close circle would be able to read on his face that he's accepted defeat.

A: Despondent means to be in very low spirits. It is deeper than being sad. It lasts a while too.
Distressed means that someone is suffering from anxiety over a period of time.
Suppressed means to put a stop to something by force. (The police suppressed the riot.)

A: “Despondent,” means feeling extreme hopelessness about a situation

“Discourage,” means to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence

Examples:

He was despondent due to his failing health.

I tried to discourage my friend from accepting the job offer.

A: /di-spaan’-dnt/

A: “I was despondent from the lack of job offerings I got.” would make more sense. 🙂

A: he soon became more desperate

A: "I'm feeling a little hopeless about learning guitar, but I won't give up."