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despair:

despair [the ~] noun

  1. the despair (desperation; despondency)
    le désespoir; la désespérance; le mal de vivre; la morosité; la mélancolie; la tristesse

to despair verb (despairs, despaired, despairing)

  1. to despair
    désespérer
    • désespérer verb (désespère, désespères, désespérons, désespérez, )

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

Translation Matrix for despair:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
désespoir despair; desperation; despondency dejection; depression; depression of spirits; desolation; despondency; melancholy
désespérance despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; gloom; melancholy; somberness; sombreness
mal de vivre despair; desperation; despondency
morosité despair; desperation; despondency blandness; bleakness; dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; drabness; dullness; gloom; melancholy; moodiness; somberness; sombreness
mélancolie despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; gloom; grief; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; somberness; sombreness; sorrow; wistfulness
tristesse despair; desperation; despondency alarm; annoyance; anxiety; blandness; bleakness; chagrin; concern; dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; desolation; despondency; distress; drabness; dullness; gloom; grief; melancholy; misery; misfortune; mournfulness; pitifulness; regret; sadness; somberness; sombreness; sorrow; squalor; trouble; uneasiness; vexation; wistfulness; worry
- desperation
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
désespérer despair demoralise; demoralize; discourage; dishearten; dispirit; give up hope

Related Words for "despair":

  • despairing, despairs

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

Wiktionary Translations for despair:

despair
verb
  1. to despair of
  2. to be hopeless
noun
  1. loss of hope
despair
noun
  1. perte d’espérance ; état d’une personne qui perdre toute espérance.
verb
  1. perdre l’espoir de quelque chose.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
despair désespoir wanhoop — een ellendige toestand waarin men geen uitkomst meer ziet
despair désespérer verzweifeln — die Hoffnung verlieren, keinen Ausweg wissen

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