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"in the depths of despair" "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"nouna state in which all hope is lost or absent
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"Don't despair--help is on the way!"verbabandon hope; give up hope; lose heartOpposite:
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"they moaned in despair and dismay" "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"nounthe feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out wellOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains despair
- job any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
- desperate arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- desperate (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
- surrender acceptance of despair
- desperately in intense despair
- resignation acceptance of despair
- psychedelic (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair
- dismay the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- hopelessness the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
- despairing arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope