Despair

  • 31despair of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lose hope, lose faith, lose heart, lose courage, give up, give up hope, abandon hope, give up all expectation, give way, give in to despair, despond, have no hope, have a heavy heart, lose faith in, abandon oneself to fate;… …

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  • 32despair — [14] Etymologically, despair is literally ‘lack of hope’. The word comes via Old French desperer from Latin dēspērāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , denoting reversal, and spērāre, a derivative of the noun spēs ‘hope’. Its past… …

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  • 33despair — [dɪˈspeə] noun [U] I the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing can change it despairing adj II verb [I] despair [dɪˈspeə] to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing can change it …

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  • 34despair — /dəˈspɛə / (say duh spair) noun 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. that which causes hopelessness; that of which there is no hope. –verb (i) 3. to lose or give up hope. –phrase 4. despair of, to be without hope concerning: *Hugh despaired of… …

  • 35despair —    This word (from the Latin de , meaning without, and sperare, meaning to hope ) refers to the feeling that everything is hopeless. From a theological viewpoint, despair is abandoning hope of salvation and the forgiveness of sin. (See CCC 2091) …

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  • 36despair — [14] Etymologically, despair is literally ‘lack of hope’. The word comes via Old French desperer from Latin dēspērāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , denoting reversal, and spērāre, a derivative of the noun spēs ‘hope’. Its past… …

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  • 37Despair (DC Comics) — Despair Despair of the Endless Publication information Publisher DC Comics …

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  • 38Despair, Inc. — Despair, Inc. Type Private Founded 1998[1] Headquarters Austin, Texas, USA …

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  • 39Despair (novel) — Despair   …

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  • 40Despair (film) — Despair Theatrical release poster Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Written by …

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