(intransitive) To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
October 16, 1820, Thomas Scott, letter to the Rev. G. Knight, Harwell
I should despair, or at least despond.
June 17, 1825, Daniel Webster, 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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