Defenition of the word despair
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Defenition of the word despair
- To lose hope.
- Loss of hope.
- the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
- a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don''t despair--help is on the way!"
- a state in which all hope is lost or absent
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
Synonyms for the word despair
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- desperation
- despondency
- hopelessness
Hyponyms for the word despair
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- despond
- discouragement
- disheartenment
- dismay
- hopelessness
- pessimism
- resignation
- surrender
Hypernyms for the word despair
Antonyms for the word despair
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