Synonym: give up, desire, hope. Similar words: pair, impair, repair, a pair of, thomas paine, impairment, despite, desperate. Meaning: [dɪ'speə] n. 1. a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly 2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. v. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart.
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(211) Snyder hanged himself in despair over problems in his marriage.
(212) Roth captures essential truths about faith, hope and despair within his reworking of a biblical story.
(213) Separation from someone you love can bring loneliness and despair.
(214) Then there will come the tears and despair of apathy.
(215) They brought tears to her eyes, but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair.
(216) A look of despair, of righteous anger came over his face.
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(217) On this heady diet we move from intoxicating anticipation to deep despair.
(218) Such contact can often help individuals to move out of their own, often closed world of despair.
(219) The Annamese boy was standing in an attitude of despair, his chin sunk on his chest.
(220) The tears came, and rapidly dissolved her angry expression to one of utter despair.
(221) The irises had seemed to dilate into black pools of despair.
(222) Most people are keen for their children to be educated but despair at the kind of education they receive.
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(224) Following that, comes a period of despair and depression when the truth finally dawns that the loved one has gone for good.
(225) David Lewis, chairman, said the year started with a considerable amount of uncertainty and despair in the travel industry.
(226) For example, hope lies somewhere between blind trust and suspicion, but so does its opposite, despair.
(227) The kiss deepened, driving her hard down into total despair.
(228) And you will find yourself swinging between moods of great confidence to bleak despair.
(229) Seeing this, finally suspecting, the auditor was able to gain her confidence and locate the despair charges.
(230) No wonder that independent experts and local authority treasurers are in despair about the timetable that is being forced upon them.
(231) The Raiders are realizing the depth of their despair, caused by losing three of their first four games.
(232) She organized an all-night telephone counselling service for students in despair about their grades or love-lives.
(233) Dan was in despair. Everything seemed to be going wrong.
(234) Apart from any sentimental reasons, the short-notice drove many to despair.
(235) And it is leaving behind a tragic toll of death, heartache and despair throughout Britain.
(236) I am sure that I was the despair of Ron's coaching life, but still he made no comment.
(237) Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair. Edmund Burke
(238) Friends fear that being dumped by Dan after just three months could plunge depressed Mel into deeper despair.
(239) Many parents experience deep pain and despair about their teenage children.
(240) This detail in the story shows that the son was driven to the depths of despair.