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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
despair/dɪˈspeə(r)/
▶noun the complete loss or absence of hope. ▶verb lose or be without hope.
– phrases
be the despair of be the cause of despair in (someone else).
be the despair of be the cause of despair in (someone else).
– derivatives
despairing adjective,
despairingly adverb.
despairing adjective,
despairingly adverb.
– origin ME: via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. desespeir (n.), desperer (v.), from L. desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.
'despair' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "despair" in the title:
argh! (cry of despair)
bubbling with despair
Despair gave courage to those whom fear had forced into silence.
despair of nothing we would attain
despair/desperation
don't be desperate/ don't despair
full of despair
hardship and despair
to list the many ways they die is to despair - meaning
Utterly, indeed, should I despair...?
bubbling with despair
Despair gave courage to those whom fear had forced into silence.
despair of nothing we would attain
despair/desperation
don't be desperate/ don't despair
full of despair
hardship and despair
to list the many ways they die is to despair - meaning
Utterly, indeed, should I despair...?
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