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   De·spair

   /dəˈsper/

   

   noun

   • 1. the complete loss or absence of hope: "in despair, I hit the bottle"

   verb

   • 1. lose or be without hope: "we should not despair"

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old French desespeir; the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.

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   • To despair is a verb which means to abandon hope, to give up hope or to lose heart in the face of a difficult situation. Despair is also the name of one of the Endless. The Endless are a group of fictional characters. They appear in the comic book series The Sandman by Neil Gaiman.

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   • despair, desperation noun. a state in which all hope is lost or absent. "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation". despair verb. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well.

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   • Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you completely forgot to study for your final exam in math, you might feel despair when your teacher passes out the test. Despair can also refer to someone or something that causes you to worry or be sad. The verb despair means to lose hope.

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   noun. a state in which all hope is lost or absent. “in the depths of despair ”. “they were rescued from despair at the last minute”. synonyms: desperation. see more. noun. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. “they moaned in despair and dismay”.