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Definitions for despair
dɪˈspɛərde·spair
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Princeton's WordNet
despair, desperation(noun)
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
"in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
despair(verb)
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
"they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
despair(verb)
abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
"Don't despair--help is on the way!"
Wiktionary
despair(Noun)
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive
despair(Noun)
That which is despaired of.
despair(Verb)
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
despair(Verb)
To cause to despair.
despair(Verb)
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
Webster Dictionary
Despair(verb)
to be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of
Despair(verb)
to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of
Despair(verb)
to cause to despair
Despair(noun)
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
Despair(noun)
that which is despaired of
Freebase
Despair
Despair is one of the Endless, fictional characters from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman. Despair is the twin sister of Desire. She is squat, flabby and pale-skinned, with black hair, gray eyes, and pointed teeth. Her voice is little more than a whisper, and she has no odor, but her shadow smells musky and pungent, like the skin of a snake. She does not wear clothes. On a finger of her left hand she wears a ring with a hook attached to it, with which she habitually carves her flesh. The hook is her sigil in the galleries of the other characters. Her realm is a gray space in which floats a white fog and countless mirrors, which are connected to mirrors in the human world, through which she looks on those who are in despair. The only other inhabitants of her realm are her pet rats. Despair sometimes acts together with Desire when she/he is plotting against the elder Endless, most notably when Despair takes on a challenge with Morpheus over the life of Joshua Abraham Norton, seemingly at Desire's bidding. She is less distanced from the family than Desire, though, and seems to have some feeling at least for Delirium, and also seems to miss Destruction so much that she is able to manipulate Dream into feeling guilty over Destruction's abadoning of his duty. She does not say much, and consequently appears brusque, but her speech at Morpheus' wake in The Wake reveals her sympathy and feeling for him.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Despair
de-spār′, v.i. to be without hope: to despond.—n. want of hope: utter hopelessness: that which causes despair.—adj. Despair′ful (Spens.).—p.adj. Despair′ing, apt to despair: full of despair.—adv. Despair′ingly. [O. Fr. desperer—L. desperāre, -ātum—de, neg., and sperāre, to hope.]
Editors Contribution
Despair
Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left.
I Despair him.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'despair' in Nouns Frequency: #2519
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of despair in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of despair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of despair in a Sentence
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
In moments of despair, take inventory, what is the worst that can happen in this situation? Then trust that the worst does not happen, for it seldom does. You will outlive many worst-case scenarios in your lifetime.” Andreas Simic
Ah! What have you done to yourself my love, asked he. Don't dare to ask! For its your absence that resulted in such despair, said she. Is there any way, I can end this pain and anguish, asked he. Yes, my dear! Seal my lips with no delay, said she with quivering voice. So as you please, my love, followed he.
As millions of people of all colors protest, I see a world of hurt, pain and despair. But I also see a new generation, a generation that is calling out in desperate need for lasting change.
As long as you're Unaware, you lead a miserable life. The moment you're aware of all that is happening around you, You have arrived Home; it is only then that you relish what life brings in; but if you're unaware, even the greatest moments bring despair.
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- يأسArabic
- отчаяние, губя надежда, отчайвам, отчайвам сеBulgarian
- desesperacióCatalan, Valencian
- zoufat, zoufalstvíCzech
- fortvivlelseDanish
- Verzweiflung, verzweifelnGerman
- απελπισίαGreek
- malesperi, malesperoEsperanto
- desesperación, desesperarSpanish
- یاسPersian
- menettää, epätoivo, luopuaFinnish
- désespérer, désespoirFrench
- wanhopeWestern Frisian
- ייאש, ייאוש, התייאשHebrew
- निराHindi
- kétségbeesésHungarian
- հուսահատվելArmenian
- putus asaIndonesian
- disperazioneItalian
- 諦める, 絶望, 失望Japanese
- სასოწარკვეთა, სასოწარკვეთილება, უიმედობაGeorgian
- 절망Korean
- desperoLatin
- neviltisLithuanian
- очајува, очајMacedonian
- wanhopenDutch
- fortvile, frustrasjon, fortvilelseNorwegian
- rozpacz, rozpaczaćPolish
- desespero, [[desesperar]]-[[se]], desesperarPortuguese
- despera, desperareRomanian
- отча́яться, отчаяние, отча́иватьсяRussian
- beznađeSerbo-Croatian
- förtvivla, misströsta, desperationSwedish
- kukata tamaaSwahili
- விரக்தியிலும்Tamil
- สิ้นหวังThai
- umutsuzlukTurkish
- مایوسیUrdu
- 绝望Chinese
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