Despair
21despair — despairer, n. /di spair /, n. 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother. v.i. 3. to lose, give up, or be without hope (often fol. by of): to despair of humanity. v.t. 4. Obs.… …
22despair — I UK [dɪˈspeə(r)] / US [dɪˈsper] noun [uncountable] * the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it To my utter despair, the car would not start. in despair: In despair he phoned the embassy. II UK [dɪˈspeə(r)] /… …
23despair — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, abandon, abandon hope, acedia, aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, apathy, bale, become suicidal, bitterness, blank despondency, bleeding heart, broken heart, cave of Trophonius,… …
24despair — de|spair1 [ dı sper ] noun uncount * the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it: To my utter despair, the car would not start. in despair: In despair he phoned the embassy. despair de|spair 2 [ dı sper ] verb… …
25despair — de•spair [[t]dɪˈspɛər[/t]] n. 1) loss of hope; hopelessness 2) a source of hopelessness: to be the despair of one s teachers[/ex] 3) to lose, give up, or be without hope: to despair of humanity[/ex] 4) Obs. to give up hope of • Etymology:… …
26despair — I. verb Etymology: Middle English despeiren, from Anglo French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de + sperare to hope; akin to Latin spes hope more at speed Date: 14th century intransitive verb to lose all hope or confidence < despair of… …
27despair — n. & v. n. the complete loss or absence of hope. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by of) lose or be without hope (despaired of ever seeing her again). 2 (foll. by of) lose hope about (his life is despaired of). Phrases and idioms: be the despair of be the… …
28despair — noun the complete loss or absence of hope. verb lose or be without hope. Phrases be the despair of be the cause of despair in (someone else). Derivatives despairing adjective despairingly adverb Origin ME: via Anglo Norman Fr. from OFr. desespeir …
29despair — 1. noun let me help you during this time of your despair Syn: hopelessness, disheartenment, discouragement, desperation, distress, anguish, unhappiness; despondency, depression, disconsolateness, melancholy, misery, wretchedness; defeatism,… …
30despair — 1. verb To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. 2. noun a) Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive b) That which is despaired of. Syn …
