despair

Plural: despairs

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"
• 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"
• Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
• That which causes despair.
• That which is despaired of.

Verb

Verb Forms: despaired, despairing, despairs

• To lose or abandon all hope.
• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
  • "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
• To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
• To cause to despair.
• To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

Examples

• He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive.
• My daughter's behavior drives me to despair.
• Seeing his opponent play a seven-letter word, he began to DESPAIR of winning.

Synonyms

desperation, despair, despond, despondency, hopelessness, unhope, wanhope

Antonyms

hope, respair

Anagrams of despair