Definitions
abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
Word origin
From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin dēspērō, dēspērāre), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate. Displaced native Old English ormōdnes (“despair”) and Old English ortrīewan (“to despair”).
Used in a sentence
“I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.”
“I sometimes despair of getting anything quite simple and honest done in this world by the help of men.”
“Thinking of what I was despairing about despaired me further”
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01“Complete hopelessness”7 letters
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