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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Despair \De*spair"\, 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Despair \De*spair"\, 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: despair n 1: a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" [syn: {desperation}] 2: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well [ant: {hope}] v : abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!" [ant: {hope}]
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