Lexic.us

Definition of Despair

1. Noun. A state in which all hope is lost or absent. "Courage born of desperation"

2. Verb. Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart. "Sam and Sue despair over the results of the experiment"; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

3. Noun. The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. "One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"

Definition of Despair

1. v. i. To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

2. v. t. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

3. n. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

Definition of Despair

1. to lose all hope [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Despair

1. 1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. "We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro, Pine with regret, or sicken with despair." (Keble) "Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair." (Macaulay) 2. That which is despaired of. "The mere despair of surgery he cures." Synonym: Desperation, despondency, hopelessness. Origin: Cf. OF. Despoir, fr. Desperer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Despair

desonide desorb desorbed desorbing desorbs desorption desorptions desoxalic desoximetasone desoxy

desoxycorticosterone desoxycortone desoxyribonucleic acid desoxy sugar despair (current term) despair (current term) despaired despairer despairers despairing

despairingly despairs despatch despatched despatches despatching despeciated antitoxin despeciation desperado desperadoes

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