despair

Definition of Despair in English :

Noun

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

Example Sentences:
'in the depths of despair'
'they were rescued from despair at the last minute'
'courage born of desperation'

desperation

2. despair

the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

Example Sentences:
'they moaned in despair and dismay'
'one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair'

Verb

3. despair

abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

Example Sentences:
'Don't despair--help is on the way!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Despair

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verb

1. (intransitive; often foll by of)

to lose or give up hope

I despair of his coming

2. (transitive) obsolete

to give up hope of; lose hope in

noun

3.

total loss of hope

4.

a person or thing that causes hopelessness or for which there is no hope

Despair

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verb intransitive

1.

to lose hope; be without hope

usually with of

verb transitive

2. Archaic

to give up hope of

noun

3.

loss of hope

4.

a person or thing causing despair

Despair

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intr.v. de·spaired, de·spair·ing, de·spairs

1. To lose all hope: despaired of reaching shore safely.

2. To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.

n.

1. Complete loss of hope.

2. One despaired of or causing despair: unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.

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