despair

de·spair  (dĭ-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 dēspērāre : dē-, de- + spērāre, to hope; see spē- in Indo-European roots. N., from Middle English despeir, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French desperer, to despair.]

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despair (dɪˈspɛə)

vb

1. (often foll by: of) to lose or give up hope: I despair of his coming.

2. (tr) to give up hope of; lose hope in

n

3. (Psychology) total loss of hope

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

[C14: from Old French despoir hopelessness, from desperer to despair, from Latin dēspērāre, from de- + spērāre to hope]

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de•spair (dɪˈspɛər)

n.

1. loss of hope; hopelessness.

2. a source of hopelessness: to be the despair of one's teachers.

v.i.

3. to lose, give up, or be without hope: to despair of humanity.

v.t.

4. Obs. to give up hope of.

[1275–1325; < Old French despoir (n.), < Latin dēspērāre to be without hope =dē- de- + spērāre to hope, derivative of spēs hope]

de•spair′er, n.

syn: despair, desperation, despondency refer to a state of mind caused by circumstances that seem too much to cope with. despair suggests total loss of hope, usu. accompanied by apathy and low spirits: He sank into despair after the bankruptcy. desperation is a state in which loss of hope drives a person to struggle against circumstances, with utter disregard of consequences: In desperation, they knocked down the door. despondency is a state of deep gloom due to loss of hope and a sense of futility and resignation: despondency after a serious illness.

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

noun

despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all.

verb

lose hope, give up, be discouraged, be pessimistic, lose heart, be despondent, be dejected, be demoralized, resign yourself, look on the black side He despairs at much of the press criticism.

Translations

despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ]

A. N

1. (= emotion) → desesperación f
to be in despair → estar desesperado

2. (= person) he is the despair of his parents → trae locos a sus padres

B. VI → perder la esperanza, desesperarse
to despair of sth → perder la esperanza de algo
we despaired of ever seeing her again → perdimos la esperanza de volver a verla
don't despair! → ¡ánimo!, ¡anímate!

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despair [dɪˈspɛə^r]

n → désespoir m
to be driven to despair → être réduit(e) au désespoir
to be in despair → être désespéré(e)
I was in despair → J'étais désespéré.

vi → (se) désespérer
to despair of sth → désespérer de qch
to despair of doing sth → désespérer de faire qch
to despair at sth → être désespéré(e) à cause de qch

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despair

n → Verzweiflung f (→ about, at über +acc); he was filled with despair → Verzweiflung überkam or ergriff ihn; to be in despair → verzweifelt sein; she looked at him in despair → sie sah ihn verzweifelt or voller Verzweiflung an; in despair, she gave up → in ihrer Verzweiflung gab sie auf; his despair of ever being able to return home → seine Verzweiflung darüber, vielleicht nie mehr nach Hause zurückkehren zu können; to be the despair of somebody → jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen

vi → verzweifeln, alle Hoffnung aufgeben; to despair of doing something → alle Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun; to despair of something → alle Hoffnung auf etw (acc) → aufgeben; I despair of you → du bringst or treibst mich zur Verzweiflung; I despair at their incompetence → mit ihrer Unfähigkeit bringen or treiben sie mich (noch) zur Verzweiflung; to make somebody despair → jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen or treiben

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despair [dɪsˈpɛəʳ]

1. n → disperazione f
in despair → disperato/a
to drive sb to despair → far disperare qn

2. vi to despair (of) → disperare (di)
don't despair! → non disperare!

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despair (diˈspeə) verb

to lose hope (of). I despair of ever teaching my son anything. wanhoop aan, vertwyfel يَيأَس، يَقْطَعُ الأمَل губя надежда desesperar zoufat si (nad), cítit beznaděj verzweifeln opgive håbet om απελπίζομαι desesperar, perder la esperanza lootust kaotama ناامید شدن؛ دلسرد شدن luopua toivosta (se) désespérer (de) לְהִתיָאֵש निराश होना beznadnost kétségbeesik, felad vmit putus asa örvænta (um) disperare 絶望する 절망하다 netekti vilties zaudēt cerību putus harapan de hoop opgeven fortvile, oppgi håpet rozpaczać مايوسېدل، نا اميدكېدل desesperar a dis­pera; a fi disperat отчаиваться zúfať si obupavati očajavati förtvivla, misströsta สิ้นหวัง ümidini yitirmek 絕望 впадати в розпач; втрачати надію نا امید ہونا thất vọng 绝望 desesperar, perdre la confiança

noun

1. the state of having given up hope. He was filled with despair at the news. wanhoop, radeloosheid يَأْس отчаяние desespero zoufalství, beznaděj die Verzweiflung håbløshed απελπισία deseperación meeleheide ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی epätoivo désespoir יֵאוּש निराशा očaj kétségbeesés keputusasaan örvænting disperazione 絶望 절망 neviltis izmisums; bezcerība berharap wanhoop fortvilelse, håpløshet rozpacz نااميدى desespero disperare отчаяние zúfalstvo obup očaj förtvivlan, misströstan ความรู้สึกสิ้นหวัง ümitsizlik 絕望 розпач, відчай انتہائی مایوسی sự tuyệt vọng 绝望 desesperació

2. (with the) something which causes someone to despair. He is the despair of his mother. iemand wanhopig maak مَصْدَر يَأْس причина за отчаяние desespero důvod k zoufalství die Verzweiflung fortvivlelse απόγνωση desesperación murelaps مایه یأس و ناامیدی epätoivon aiheuttaja désespoir לְהִתיָאֵש מְ- भाग्नाशा onaj koji uzrokuje očaj vki réme sumber kesedihan vandræðahlutur; sem veldur e-m örvæntingu disperazione 絶望のもと 절망의 원인 širdgėla, sielvartas izmisuma cēlonis penyebab putus harapan wat iemand tot wanhoop drijft fortvilelse (for) utrapienie مايوسى، نا اميدى desespero dis­perare источник огорчения dôvod na zúfalstvo razočaranje izvor nesreće sorgebarn สิ่งที่ทำให้หมดหวัง ümitsizlik kaynağı 令人絕望的人 причина відчаю; смутку مایوسی کا سبب ہونا làm ai thất vọng 令人绝望的人 desesperació

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despair → يَأْس beznaděj fortvivlelse Verzweiflung απελπισία desesperación epätoivo désespoir očaj disperazione 絶望 절망 wanhoop fortvilelse rozpacz desespero отчаяние förtvivlan ความสิ้นหวัง umutsuzluk sự tuyệt vọng 绝望

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despair

n.  desesperación;

vt.  [to lose hope] perder la esperanza; desesperarse.