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despair
noun
-
despair
,
despairing
,
despairs
,
despaired
a
feeling
of
great
hopelessness
and
lack
of
hope
for
the
future
•
The
failure
of
the
crops
filled
the
farmers
with
despair
.
The
failure
of
the
crops
filled
the
farmers
with
despair
.
•
She
sank
into
despair
after
losing
her
job
.
She
sank
into
despair
after
losing
her
job
.
From
Middle
English
despair
,
despoir
,
from
Old
French
despoir
,
from
Latin
dēsspērāre
,
present
active
infinitive
of
dēsspērō
(“
to
be
without
hope
,
despair
of
”),
from
dē-
(“
away
”)
+
spērō
(“
to
hope
”).
verb
-
despair
,
despairing
,
despairs
,
despaired
to
lose
all
hope
and
confidence
;
to
give
up
hope
•
Don't
despair
;
better
times
are
coming
.
Don't
despair
;
better
times
are
coming
.
•
She
began
to
despair
after
months
without
contact
.
She
began
to
despair
after
months
without
contact
.
From
Middle
English
despairen
,
despoiren
,
from
Old
French
desperer
,
from
Latin
dēsspērāre
,
present
active
infinitive
of
dēsspērō
.