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  1. despairing:
  2. despair:


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Detailed Synonyms for despairing in English

despairing:

despairing adj

  1. despairing
    – arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 1
    desperate; despairing
    – arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 1
    • desperate adj
      • a desperate cry for help1
      • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
      • her desperate screams1
    • despairing adj
      • a despairing view of the world situation1
      • the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal1

Alternate Synonyms for "despairing":


Related Definitions for "despairing":

  1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope1
    • a despairing view of the world situation1
    • the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal1

despair:

despair [the ~] noun

  1. the despair
    the despair; the desperation; the despondency
  2. the despair
    – the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well 1
    the despair
    – the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well 1
    • despair [the ~] noun
      • they moaned in despair and dismay1
      • one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair1
  3. the despair
    – a state in which all hope is lost or absent 1
    the despair; the desperation
    – a state in which all hope is lost or absent 1
    • despair [the ~] noun
      • in the depths of despair1
      • they were rescued from despair at the last minute1
    • desperation [the ~] noun
      • courage born of desperation1

to despair verb (despairs, despaired, despairing)

  1. to despair
    to despair
    • despair verb (despairs, despaired, despairing)
  2. to despair
    – abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart 1
    to despair
    – abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart 1
    • despair verb (despairs, despaired, despairing)
      • Don't despair--help is on the way!1

Conjugations for despair:

present
  1. despair
  2. despair
  3. despairs
  4. despair
  5. despair
  6. despair
simple past
  1. despaired
  2. despaired
  3. despaired
  4. despaired
  5. despaired
  6. despaired
present perfect
  1. have despaired
  2. have despaired
  3. has despaired
  4. have despaired
  5. have despaired
  6. have despaired
past continuous
  1. was despairing
  2. were despairing
  3. was despairing
  4. were despairing
  5. were despairing
  6. were despairing
future
  1. shall despair
  2. will despair
  3. will despair
  4. shall despair
  5. will despair
  6. will despair
continuous present
  1. am despairing
  2. are despairing
  3. is despairing
  4. are despairing
  5. are despairing
  6. are despairing
subjunctive
  1. be despaired
  2. be despaired
  3. be despaired
  4. be despaired
  5. be despaired
  6. be despaired
diverse
  1. despair!
  2. let's despair!
  3. despaired
  4. despairing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "despair":

  • despairing, despairs

Alternate Synonyms for "despair":


Antonyms for "despair":


Related Definitions for "despair":

  1. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well1
    • they moaned in despair and dismay1
    • one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair1
  2. a state in which all hope is lost or absent1
    • in the depths of despair1
    • they were rescued from despair at the last minute1
  3. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart1
    • Don't despair--help is on the way!1