despair
/dɪˈspɛɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Despair means: a state in which all hope is lost or absent.
Synonyms for despair6
noun, as in a state in which all hope is lost or absent
also used for despair
despondency, hopelessness, despond, unhope, wanhope
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Opposites of despair
What does despair mean?3
noun
1
a state in which all hope is lost or absent“in the depths of despair”
2
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well“they moaned in despair and dismay”
verb
1
abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart“Don't despair — help is on the way!”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with despair?52
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Despair in a sentence
- Fear, despair, and weakness pressed in around me.Igider
- She cried loudly, wailing and hitting her face in despair.Aghanim
- In the play, the hero finally understands his mistake and cries out in despair.rul
- The girl's knees buckled, and she sank to the floor in evident despair.Ooneykcall
- Do not despair, all is not yet lost.dkulp
- Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.carlosalberto
- With a courage born of despair, she faced her opponent in a duel.sundown
- Justinian, in despair, considered fleeing but his wife is said to have dissuaded him.Feyza
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Forms of despair
as a noun
- plural
- despairs
as a verb
- past tense
- despaired
- present participle
- despairing
- third-person singular
- despairs
- past participle
- despaired