despond

那位年轻门将在杯赛决赛中丢掉了制胜球之后，消沉了好几天。

The young goalkeeper ___desponded for days after letting in the decisive goal in the cup final.

两个月里三十次求职被拒之后，劳拉开始消沉起来，不再回复消息。

After thirty job rejections in two months, Laura began to ___despond and stopped replying to messages.

一个星期之内市场就蒸发掉了五年的积蓄，散户投资者陷入了绝望。

Small investors ___desponded after the market wiped out five years of savings in a single week.