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despair

3 entries found.



Main Entry:
1de·spair Listen to the pronunciation of 1despair
Pronunciation:
\di-ˈsper\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English despeiren, from Anglo-French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- + sperare to hope; akin to Latin spes hope — more at speed
Date:
14th century
intransitive verb: to lose all hope or confidence <despair of winning>transitive verbobsolete : to lose hope for
de·spair·er noun


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