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Definition despair

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman despeir, from Old French desperer (from Latin despero, desperare), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate

Verb

despair (third-person singular simple present despairs, present participle despairing, simple past and past participle despaired)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.
3. (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

Noun

despair (countable and uncountable, plural despairs)

1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
2. That which causes despair.
3. That which is despaired of. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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