despairing

de·spair·ing

 (dĭ-spâr′ĭng)

adj.

Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless: a despairing view of world politics.

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de·spair′ing·ly adv.

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despairing

(dɪˈspɛərɪŋ)

adj

marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate

desˈpairingly adv

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de•spair•ing

(dɪˈspɛər ɪŋ)

adj.

subject to or indicating despair or hopelessness: a despairing look.

[1585–95]

de•spair′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

despairing - arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" desperate hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

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despairing

adjective hopeless, desperate, depressed, anxious, miserable, frantic, dismal, suicidal, melancholy, dejected, broken-hearted, despondent, downcast, grief-stricken, wretched, disconsolate, inconsolable, down in the dumps (informal), at the end of your tether a despairing middle-aged woman who fell in love with a younger man

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despairing

adjective

Having lost all hope:

desperate, despondent, forlorn, hopeless.

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Translations

disperato

resignado

despairing

[dɪsˈpɛərɪŋ] ADJ [look, sigh] → de desesperación; [parent, sufferer] → desesperado

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despairing

adj, despairingly

adv → verzweifelt

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despairing

[dɪsˈpɛərɪŋ] adj → disperato/a

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