despair

de·spair  (d-spâr)

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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[Middle English despeiren, from Old French desperer, from Latin dsprre : d-, de- + sprre, to hope; see sp- in Indo-European roots. N., from Middle English despeir, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French desperer, to despair.]

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despair

Noun

total loss of hope

Verb

to lose or give up hope: we must not despair of finding a peaceful solution [Old French despoir hopelessness]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	despair - a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" desperation condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" hopelessness - the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success resignation, surrender - acceptance of despair discouragement, disheartenment, dismay - the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles pessimism - the feeling that things will turn out badly hope - the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
Verb	1.	despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!" despond - lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election" hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

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despair

verb 1. lose hope, give up, lose heart, be despondent, be dejected

noun 2. despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment

Translations

despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ] n → desesperación f

vi to despair of → desesperar de;

in despair → desesperado

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despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ] n → désespoir m

vi to despair of → désespérer de;

to be in despair → être au désespoir

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despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ] n → Verzweiflung f

vi to despair of → alle Hoffnung aufgeben auf +acc;

to be in despair → verzweifelt sein

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despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ] n → disperazione f

vi to despair of → disperare di;

in despair → disperato/a