Sunday, 29 May 2016

despair

/dɪˈspɛː/

noun
the complete loss or absence of hope.
"a voice full of self-hatred and despair"
synonyms: hopelessness, desperation, distress, anguish, pain, unhappiness;

verb
lose or be without hope.
"we should not despair"
synonyms: lose hope, give up hope, abandon hope, give up, lose heart, be discouraged, be despondent, be demoralized, resign oneself, throw in the towel/sponge, quit, surrender;

Her face was full of despair after she heard of the death of her motherSometimes I despair that I will never find my true love.

Her face was full of despair after she heard of the death of her mother.

They looked despairingly upon the remains of the burnt-out church.

He went through a period of despair after his wife left him.

Her family despaired for her when she went missing while travelling in South America.

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