despair

Letters that make despair

s, a, d, e, p, r, i are letters that make 'despair'

Words within despair

DES, spa, PA, ESP, pair, IR, Pa, air, AI, ai, DE, pa, Es, Ir are words within 'despair'

Anagrams of despair

aspired, diapers, praised are anagrams of 'despair'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of despair

despairs is a word created by adding a letter to 'despair'


3 possible definitions for 'despair'

Despair as "abandon hope, give up hope, lose heart"

Under this definition, despair is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

hope has the opposite meaning of despair

Types of despair

despond is a type of despair.

Derivatives of despair

despair, desperate, desperation are derivatives of 'despair'.

Example of despair used within this context

"Don't despair--help is on the way!"


Despair as "a state in which all hope is lost or absent"

Under this definition, despair is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

desperation has the same meaning as despair

despair as a type

'despair' can be a type of condition, status.

Derivatives of despair

despair is a derivative of despair.

Example of despair used within this context

"in the depths of despair", "they were rescued from despair at the last minute", "courage born of desperation"


Despair as "the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well"

Under this definition, despair is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

hope has the opposite meaning of despair

despair as a type

'despair' can be a type of feeling.

Types of despair

surrender, pessimism, resignation, disheartenment, dismay, discouragement, hopelessness are types of 'despair'.

Derivatives of despair

despair is a derivative of despair.

Example of despair used within this context

"they moaned in despair and dismay", "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"



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