- despair⇄despair, noun, verb.
- despair⇄noun despairer.
- despair⇄noun 1. the loss of hope; state of being without hope; a dreadful feeling that nothing good can happen.
Ex. Despair seized us as we felt the boat sinking under us.
(SYN) hopelessness.
2. a person or thing that causes despair.
Ex - despair⇄v.i. to lose hope; be without hope.
Ex. The doctors despaired of saving the sick man's life. - despair⇄v.t. (Archaic.) to give up hope of.