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despair

/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
  2. That which causes despair.
  3. That which is despaired of.
  4. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  5. To cause to despair.
  6. (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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