despair

[ dih-spair ]

/ dɪˈspɛər /

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noun

loss of hope; hopelessness.

someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother.

verb (used without object)

to lose, give up, or be without hope (often followed by of): to despair of humanity.

verb (used with object)

Obsolete. to give up hope of.

Origin of despair

1275–1325; Middle English despeir (noun), despeiren (v.) <Anglo-French despeir,Old French despoir (noun), despeir-, tonic stem of desperer (v.) <Latin dēspērāre to be without hope, equivalent to dē-de- + spērāre to hope, derivative of spēs hope

SYNONYMS FOR despair

1 gloom, disheartenment.

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ANTONYMS FOR despair

1 hope.

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1. Despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness refer to a state of mind caused by circumstances that seem too much to cope with. Despair suggests total loss of hope, which may be passive or may drive one to furious efforts, even if at random: in the depths of despair; courage born of despair. Desperation is usually an active state, the abandonment of hope impelling to a furious struggle against adverse circumstances, with utter disregard of consequences: an act of desperation when everything else had failed. Despondency is a state of deep gloom and disheartenment: a spell of despondency. Discouragement is a loss of courage, hope, and ambition because of obstacles, frustrations, etc.: His optimism yielded to discouragement. Hopelessness is a loss of hope so complete as to result in a more or less permanent state of passive despair: a state of hopelessness and apathy.

OTHER WORDS FROM despair

de·spair·er, nounself-de·spair, nounun·de·spaired, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for despair

The only common ground to be found in this despaired summer is that unlike my kids, those in Gaza simply were in the wrong place.
Gaza, You're No Good For My Marriage|Josh Robin|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of his supporters had despaired that the regime would ever let him out.
Mandela: The Miracle Maker|Sam Seibert|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All these years later, the carnage continues and many of us have despaired at ever ending it.
Michael Daly: My Last Day With JFK|Michael Daly|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Darkly pessimistic towards the end, he despaired of ever liberating art from the art world.
Robert Hughes: A Fierce Critic and Powerful Voice Now Silenced|Simon Schama|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The 1972 election was fought in the shadow of Vietnam, a bloody war Americans had despaired of winning.
The Politics Behind Obama’s Decision|John Barry|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yet, as he despaired and scoffed, he felt within himself an ever-present hope that luck might turn the tide of battle.
Graustark|George Barr McCutcheon
It carried him for weary miles after he despaired of ever covering another hundred yards.
The Yukon Trail|William MacLeod Raine
The Serbs now despaired of getting any justice from the Magyars, and determined to appeal from them to the Emperor.
The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany|C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice
And this was foreseen, as even before the end of the summer Bakounin had despaired of success.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
It is an old and a true saying that “no injury of the head is so trivial as to be despised or so serious as to be despaired of.”
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for despair

despair

/ (dɪˈspɛə) /

verb

(intr often foll by of) to lose or give up hopeI despair of his coming

(tr) obsolete to give up hope of; lose hope in

noun

total loss of hope

a person or thing that causes hopelessness or for which there is no hope

Word Origin for despair

C14: from Old French despoir hopelessness, from desperer to despair, from Latin dēspērāre, from de- + spērāre to hope

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单词	despair
释义	despair [ dih-spair ] / dɪˈspɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR despair ON THESAURUS.COM noun loss of hope; hopelessness. someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother. verb (used without object) to lose, give up, or be without hope (often followed by of): to despair of humanity. verb (used with object) Obsolete. to give up hope of. Origin of despair 1275–1325; Middle English despeir (noun), despeiren (v.) <Anglo-French despeir,Old French despoir (noun), despeir-, tonic stem of desperer (v.) <Latin dēspērāre to be without hope, equivalent to dē-de- + spērāre to hope, derivative of spēs hope SYNONYMS FOR despair 1 gloom, disheartenment. SEE SYNONYMS FOR despair ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR despair 1 hope. SEE ANTONYMS FOR despair ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for despair 1. Despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness refer to a state of mind caused by circumstances that seem too much to cope with. Despair suggests total loss of hope, which may be passive or may drive one to furious efforts, even if at random: in the depths of despair; courage born of despair. Desperation is usually an active state, the abandonment of hope impelling to a furious struggle against adverse circumstances, with utter disregard of consequences: an act of desperation when everything else had failed. Despondency is a state of deep gloom and disheartenment: a spell of despondency. Discouragement is a loss of courage, hope, and ambition because of obstacles, frustrations, etc.: His optimism yielded to discouragement. Hopelessness is a loss of hope so complete as to result in a more or less permanent state of passive despair: a state of hopelessness and apathy. OTHER WORDS FROM despair de·spair·er, nounself-de·spair, nounun·de·spaired, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for despair The only common ground to be found in this despaired summer is that unlike my kids, those in Gaza simply were in the wrong place. Gaza, You're No Good For My Marriage\|Josh Robin\|August 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Many of his supporters had despaired that the regime would ever let him out. Mandela: The Miracle Maker\|Sam Seibert\|December 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST All these years later, the carnage continues and many of us have despaired at ever ending it. Michael Daly: My Last Day With JFK\|Michael Daly\|November 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Darkly pessimistic towards the end, he despaired of ever liberating art from the art world. Robert Hughes: A Fierce Critic and Powerful Voice Now Silenced\|Simon Schama\|August 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The 1972 election was fought in the shadow of Vietnam, a bloody war Americans had despaired of winning. The Politics Behind Obama’s Decision\|John Barry\|June 23, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Yet, as he despaired and scoffed, he felt within himself an ever-present hope that luck might turn the tide of battle. Graustark\|George Barr McCutcheon It carried him for weary miles after he despaired of ever covering another hundred yards. The Yukon Trail\|William MacLeod Raine The Serbs now despaired of getting any justice from the Magyars, and determined to appeal from them to the Emperor. The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany\|C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice And this was foreseen, as even before the end of the summer Bakounin had despaired of success. Violence and the Labor Movement\|Robert Hunter It is an old and a true saying that “no injury of the head is so trivial as to be despised or so serious as to be despaired of.” Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for despair despair / (dɪˈspɛə) / verb (intr often foll by of) to lose or give up hopeI despair of his coming (tr) obsolete to give up hope of; lose hope in noun total loss of hope a person or thing that causes hopelessness or for which there is no hope Word Origin for despair C14: from Old French despoir hopelessness, from desperer to despair, from Latin dēspērāre, from de- + spērāre to hope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to despair gloom, melancholy, pain, desperation, sorrow, despondency, misery, discouragement, anguish, ordeal, dejection, trial, tribulation, wretchedness, forlornness, disheartenment, relinquish, despond, renounce, drop
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