despairingn.

/dɪˈspɛːrɪŋ/

Etymology: < despair v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of the verb; = despair n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > loss of hope

desperance?c1225

wanhopinga1300

despairc1325

desperationc1366

desespeirc1374

desesperancec1374

despairing1489

desperateness1581

despairfulness1888

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 194 Throw mekill disconforting Men fallis oft in-to disparyng.

1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs iii. xv. 17 in Purple Island My wants..me in despairing drown.

1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. I 34 Derelictions, terrors, despairings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

despairingadj.

Etymology: formed as despair v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈspairing.

That despairs, or ceases to hope; hopeless, desperate. (Of persons, or of actions, conditions, etc.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective]

ormodeOE

ortroweOE

aerwenec1275

wanlessa1300

desesperatc1384

despairedc1400

wanhopelyc1425

lornc1475

desperate1483

wanhope1549

hopelost1570

despairfula1586

forlorn1603

despairinga1616

hopelessa1616

unhopinga1628

lost1709

au désespoir1766

unanticipative1847

unhopeful1850

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 246 Hope is a louers staffe, walke hence with that And manage it, against despairing thoughts.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 35 The mournful Muse of two despairing Swains.

1719 Free-thinker No. 88. 1 This Despairing Lover stood on the Bank.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna ii. xlii. 53 I..will pour For the despairing..reason's mighty lore.

1884 J. M. Granville in Times 17 Apr. The physician..gives a despairing opinion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	despairing
释义	despairingn. /dɪˈspɛːrɪŋ/ Etymology: < despair v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of the verb; = despair n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > loss of hope desperance?c1225 wanhopinga1300 despairc1325 desperationc1366 desespeirc1374 desesperancec1374 despairing1489 desperateness1581 despairfulness1888 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 194 Throw mekill disconforting Men fallis oft in-to disparyng. 1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs iii. xv. 17 in Purple Island My wants..me in despairing drown. 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. I 34 Derelictions, terrors, despairings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020). despairingadj. Etymology: formed as despair v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈspairing. That despairs, or ceases to hope; hopeless, desperate. (Of persons, or of actions, conditions, etc.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] ormodeOE ortroweOE aerwenec1275 wanlessa1300 desesperatc1384 despairedc1400 wanhopelyc1425 lornc1475 desperate1483 wanhope1549 hopelost1570 despairfula1586 forlorn1603 despairinga1616 hopelessa1616 unhopinga1628 lost1709 au désespoir1766 unanticipative1847 unhopeful1850 a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 246 Hope is a louers staffe, walke hence with that And manage it, against despairing thoughts. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 35 The mournful Muse of two despairing Swains. 1719 Free-thinker No. 88. 1 This Despairing Lover stood on the Bank. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna ii. xlii. 53 I..will pour For the despairing..reason's mighty lore. 1884 J. M. Granville in Times 17 Apr. The physician..gives a despairing opinion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1489adj.a1616
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