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- Dictionarydespair/dɪˈspɛː/
noun
- 1. the complete loss or absence of hope: "a voice full of self-hatred and despair"
verb
- 1. lose or be without hope: "we should not despair"
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a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation: A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair. She flung up her arms in despair and wailed.
noun. de· spair di-ˈsper. Synonyms of despair. 1. : utter loss of hope. a cry of despair. gave up in despair. 2. : a cause of hopelessness. an incorrigible child is the despair of his parents. despair. 2 of 2. verb. despaired; despairing; despairs. intransitive verb. : to lose all hope or confidence. despair of winning. transitive verb.
a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation: A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair. She flung up her arms in despair and wailed. despair.
1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness. He is the despair of his mother. intransitive verb. 3. (often fol. by of) to lose, give up, or be without hope. to despair of humanity.
Definition of despair noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you completely forgot to study for your final exam in math, you might feel despair when your teacher passes out the test. Despair can also refer to someone or something that causes you to worry or be sad.
a feeling of having no hope: She shook her head in despair. despair. verb [ I ] uk / dɪˈspeə r/ us. to feel that you have no hope: Don't despair - things will improve. [ + of + doing sth ] He had begun to despair of ever finding a job. despairing. adjective.
If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve. [...]
1. To lose all hope: despaired of reaching shore safely. 2. To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat. n. 1. Complete loss of hope. 2. One despaired of or causing despair: unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun despair, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
