Definisjon av despair

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Noun

despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
hope one of the three Christian virtues
feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
hopelessness the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
resignation, surrender a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
disheartenment, dismay, discouragement a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted
despair - a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
desperation
status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

Verb

despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
hope intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
despond lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
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Substantiv

despair - Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
despair - That which is despaired of.

Verb

despair - To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
despair - To cause to despair.
despair - To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • despair
    To lose hope.
  • despair
    Loss of hope.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) despair
  • Presens: despair / despairs
  • Preteritum: despaired
  • Perfektum: (have) despaired

Substantiv

  • Entall: despair
  • Flertall: despairs

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