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Learn the noun and verb forms of despair, a word that means utter loss of hope or a cause of hopelessness. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of despair.
Despair is a noun and a verb that means the feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation. Learn how to use despair in sentences, see related words and phrases, and explore its pronunciation and translations.
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Learn the meaning of despair as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, antonyms and related words for despair in English.
Find 108 similar and opposite words for despair, a noun meaning utter loss of hope or a verb meaning to lose all hope or confidence. See definitions, examples, and related entries for despair.
To despair is to lose all hope. Despair can also be used as a noun meaning complete hopelessness. Despair usually involves deep sadness and emotional pain about something that has happened or that hasn’t happened—something usually triggers the despair.
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.
Despair is a noun that means the feeling of having lost all hope. Learn how to use it in sentences, idioms and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
