| despair | 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) 2. That which is despaired of. "The mere despair of surgery he cures." Synonym: Desperation, despondency, hopelessness. Origin: Cf. OF. Despoir, fr. Desperer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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