despair
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3.5
- noun
- /dɪˈspɛr/
:
desesperación
- His family lived in despair, sharing their single room with three other families.
- a feeling of despair
- a sense of despair
- hopelessness and despair
And the level of despair I felt during that.
- And the level of despair I felt during that.
- And there was moments that I saw despair and anger in her.
- And so it's a constant chain reaction of despair and being neglected.
- If you want depression, doom and despair, vote for Sleepy Joe Biden.
- The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night of sleep.
- Because the desperation and despair breeds consumerism.
- Another born in opportunity but lived in despair and without hope.
- And that creates a lot of despair and devastation.
- I was in despair, like constant despair for days.
- But you know, when you feel despair, don't resist it.
- But climate despair isn't the same thing as climate grief.
- And also the despair of the heart and of the will.
Examples
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One year, classroom teachers came through my office in despair about plagiarism.
Academic text (2015) -
There is a great sense of personal frustration and despair as families look to the future.
Academic text (1990) -
Another born in opportunity but lived in despair and without hope.
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The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night of sleep.
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You beat back despair and replaced it with hope.
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To keep from falling into complete despair, she turned her attention to the music.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you live your life in despair, that's what happens to you.
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With a final glance of despair in my direction, he pulled the door shut behind them.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in.
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After losing her job, she fell into a deep despair that lasted for weeks.
Synonyms
141
3.7
A feeling of no hope that makes someone take big risks
28
4.1
A feeling that nothing will get better
4
8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
2
9.0
A very deep feeling of sadness with no hope
1
8.8
A feeling of deep sadness and no hope
1
9.9
A deep sadness that lasts a long time and is hard to escape
1
3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
A very strong feeling that nothing will get better and you have no hope
A deep sadness that nothing can comfort
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A feeling of losing hope and confidence
A feeling of sadness and no hope
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A very strong feeling that nothing will get better and you have no hope
How Hopeless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Despair comes from Latin parts de- 'without' and sperare 'to hope', and it shares the same root as desperate. So, as a noun, despair is the strong feeling of having no hope.