Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desponder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-spon-der
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who desponds.

Etymology

From despond + -er.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does desponder mean?
One who desponds.
Where does desponder come from?
From despond + -er.

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