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Despair
01
a feeling of total hopelessness
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
despairs
Examples
He was in despair after losing his job.
02
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
to despair
01
to fail to keep hope
Grammatical Information
State verb
Regular
Present tense
despair
3rd person singular
despairs
Past simple
despaired
Past participle
despaired
Examples
He despaired about finding a job in such a competitive market.
