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1 definition 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}.
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