despair

🇬🇧 UK/di'spєә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Complete loss of hope; a state of utter hopelessness and despondency

绝望,失望

v.

To lose all hope; to give up any expectation of improvement

绝望,对……不抱希望

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
despairother
=despair

Common Collocations

  • 1.deep despair深深的绝望
  • 2.sense of despair绝望感
  • 3.despair of对……不抱希望

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The refugees fell into complete despair after losing all their possessions.

  • 2.

    He began to despair that he would ever find a job in this economy.

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