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English Dictionary: despair	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for despair
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
despair n a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" Synonym(s): despair, desperation the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" Antonym(s): hope v abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair-- help is on the way!" Antonym(s): hope
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Despair \Despair"\, v. t. 1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair* of. [Obs.] I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. --Milton. 2. To cause to despair. [Obs.] --Sir W. Williams.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Despair \De*spair"\, n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.] 1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro, Pine with regret, or sicken with despair. --Keble. Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Despair \Despair"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Despaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despairing}.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. {Prosper}, {Desperate}.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of. We despaired even of life. --2 Cor. i. 8. Never despair* of God's blessings here. --Wake. Syn: See {Despond}.