despair (/dɪˈspeər/)
noun · Advanced · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 /dɪˈspeər/
Meaning
Meaning: complete loss of hope
The feeling of having lost all hope.
Examples
🗣 In his deepest despair he could not imagine that things would ever improve again.
Etymology
From Old French ‘desperer’, from Latin ‘desperare’ (to be without hope).
How & Where It’s Used
A strong literary word for utter hopelessness.
Tags: emotion, sorrow