English to English
despair
(d/I/'sp/(@)/r
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noun (n)
- a state in which all hope is lost or absent(noun.state)Example:
In the depths of despair.
They were rescued from despair at the last minute.
source: wordnet30 - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well(noun.feeling)Example:
They moaned in despair and dismay.
One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.
source: wordnet30 - Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart(verb.emotion)Example:
Don't despair--help is on the way!.
source: wordnet30 - To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.(verb)source: webster1913
- To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.(verb)source: webster1913
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