Desmond vs Despond - What's the difference?
desmond | despond |
An Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh " a man from South Munster".
derived from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.
* 1988 , Joey's Case , ISBN 0892963476, page 132:
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
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* Scott's Letters
* John Locke
* D. Webster
(archaic) Despondency.
As nouns the difference between desmond and despond
is that desmond is a lower second class honours or 22 degree while despond is (archaic) despondency.As a verb despond is
to give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.desmond
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce.
despond
English
Verb
(en verb)- I should despair, or at least despond .
- Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the first difficulty.
- We wish that desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that foundations of our national power still stand strong.
