despair in English dictionary

  • despair

    Meanings and definitions of "despair"

    • (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
    • (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.
    • (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
    • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • That which is despaired of.
    • noun
      Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • noun
      That which is despaired of.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To cause to despair.
    • verb
      (intransitive, often with “of”)
      To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
    • to despair of
    • to cause to despair
    • to be hopeless
    • loss of hope
    • To lose hope.
    • Loss of hope.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

    Synonyms of "despair" in English dictionary

    condition, status, desperation are the top synonyms of "despair" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "despair" in English dictionary

    hope is the antonym of "despair" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of despair

    • nieodm.  nieodmienny despair, despaired, despaired; he despairs; be despairing
    • despair ( uncountable)
    • despair ( third-person singular simple present despairs, present participle despairing, simple past and past participle despaired)
    • despair (countable and uncountable, plural despairs)
    • despair (third-person singular simple present despairs, present participle despairing, simple past and past participle despaired)
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