Meaning of despair | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
   countable, uncountable
2. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of
3. To lose all hope:despond, give up.
4. That which causes despair.
   countable, uncountable
5. To cause to despair
6. Utter lack of hope:desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency, hopelessness.
7. That which is despaired of.
   countable, uncountable
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10. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
11. To lose all hope: despaired of reaching shore safely.
12. That which causes despair
13. To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.
14. Complete loss of hope.
15. One despaired of or causing despair: unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.
16. (often foll by: of) to lose or give up hope: I despair of his coming.
    of
17. (tr) obsolete to give up hope of; lose hope in
    tr
18. (Psychology) total loss of hope

Equivalents

Examples

“He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive.”

“My daughter's behavior drives me to despair.”

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