despaired

de·spair

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-spair]
- /dɪˈspɛər/
- /dɪˈspeər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-spair]
- /dɪˈspɛər/

Definitions of despaired word

noun despaired loss of hope; hopelessness. 1
noun despaired someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother. 1
verb without object despaired to lose, give up, or be without hope (often followed by of): to despair of humanity. 1
verb with object despaired Obsolete. to give up hope of. 1
noun despaired Simple past tense and past participle of despair. 1

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Origin of despaired

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English despeir (noun), despeiren (v.) < Anglo-French despeir, Old French despoir (noun), despeir-, tonic stem of desperer (v.) < Latin dēspērāre to be without hope, equivalent to dē- de- + spērāre to hope, derivative of spēs hope

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Parts of speech for Despaired

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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despaired popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for despaired

noun despaired

anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
pained — hurt; injured.
sorrowed — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.

verb despaired

abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
renounced — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
resigned — submissive or acquiescent.

All 9 Synonyms of despaired

Antonyms for despaired

adjective despaired

pleased as punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
ecstatic — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
in seventh heaven — ecstatically happy
athrill — excited or thrilled

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