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despair Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation:
- a mood/sense of despair
- They're in (the depths of) despair over/about the money they've lost.
- To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do.
- Their fourth year without rain drove many farmers to despair.
- He's the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job.
1 to feel despair about something or someone:
- Don't despair! We'll find a way out!
- I despair at/over the policies of this government.
- They began to despair of ever being rescued.
2 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.
3 to lose hope or be without hope:
- Don’t despair – things will improve.
- He began to despair of ever finding a job.

A feeling of despair descended on us as we realized that we were completely lost.
He was plunged into despair when his wife left him.
In despair, the theatre director searched everywhere for a new lead actor.
Over a bottle of wine, we shared our despair over the state of our marriages.
He sank into deep despair when he lost his job.
Migration is taking place, and we can understand men, despairing of the future in this area, who are leaving.
I am told that he has almost miraculously managed to raise funds when others of a less optimistic nature might well have despaired.
They are, and one despairs of knowing when they are to be improved.