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41despair — [14] Etymologically, despair is literally ‘lack of hope’. The word comes via Old French desperer from Latin dēspērāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , denoting reversal, and spērāre, a derivative of the noun spēs ‘hope’. Its past… …
42despair — [dɪˈspeə] noun [U] I the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing can change it despairing adj II verb [I] despair [dɪˈspeə] to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing can change it …
43despair — /dəˈspɛə / (say duh spair) noun 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. that which causes hopelessness; that of which there is no hope. –verb (i) 3. to lose or give up hope. –phrase 4. despair of, to be without hope concerning: *Hugh despaired of… …
44despair — This word (from the Latin de , meaning without, and sperare, meaning to hope ) refers to the feeling that everything is hopeless. From a theological viewpoint, despair is abandoning hope of salvation and the forgiveness of sin. (See CCC 2091) …
45despair — [14] Etymologically, despair is literally ‘lack of hope’. The word comes via Old French desperer from Latin dēspērāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , denoting reversal, and spērāre, a derivative of the noun spēs ‘hope’. Its past… …
46despair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hopelessness, sadness, dejection, despondency, discouragement. Ant., hope. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hopelessness, despondency, discouragement; see depression 2 , desperation 1 , gloom 2 . III (Roget s… …
47despair — de·spair || dɪ speÉ™ n. hopelessness, loss of hope v. lose hope, be without hope …
48despair — praised …
49“Despair“ — Poem (40 lines in 5 stanzas); written c. February 19, 1919. First published in Pine Cones (June 1919). A brooding, pessimistic poem speaking of “Sweet Oblivion” to be found “beyond the groans and grating/Of abhorrent Life.” HPL notes (… …
50despair — I. n. Desperation, despondency, loss of hope, complete or utter hopelessness. II. v. n. Despond, lose all hope, give up all expectation, be without any hope …
