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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.
[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.]
despair
(dɪˈspɛə)vb
1. (often foll by: of) to lose or give up hope: I despair of his coming.
2. (tr) obsolete 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]
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.
despair
Past participle: despaired
Gerund: despairing
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
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 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" |
despair
noun
1. despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all.
verb
1. 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.
despair
verbnounUtter lack of hope:
Translations
يَأْسيَيأَس، يَقْطَعُ الأمَلمَصْدَر يَأْس
beznadějzoufalstvízoufatzoufat sicítit beznaděj
fortvivlelsehåbløshed
epätoivo
očaj
kétségbeesik
örvæntaörvænting
絶望
절망
netekti viltiesneviltisširdgėla
bezcerībaizmisuma cēlonisizmisumszaudēt cerību
dôvod na zúfalstvozúfať si
obup
förtvivlan
ความสิ้นหวัง
ümidini yitirmekümitsizlikümitsizlik kaynağıumutsuzluk
sự tuyệt vọng
despair
[dɪsˈpɛəʳ]A. N
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!
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!
despair
[dɪˈspɛər] 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.
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
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
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
despair
[dɪsˈpɛəʳ]despair
(diˈspeə) verb to lose hope (of). I despair of ever teaching my son anything.
noun1. the state of having given up hope. He was filled with despair at the news.
2. (with the) something which causes someone to despair. He is the despair of his mother.
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despair
n. desesperación;
vt. [to lose hope] perder la esperanza; desesperarse.