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despair

(d/I/'sp/(@)/r )

a state in which all hope is lost or absent(noun.state)

Example:
In the depths of despair.
They were rescued from despair at the last minute.

Synonym:
desperation

source: wordnet30
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well(noun.feeling)

Example:
They moaned in despair and dismay.
One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.

Antonym:
hope

source: wordnet30
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.(noun)

source: webster1913

abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart(verb.emotion)

Example:
Don't despair--help is on the way!.

source: wordnet30
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.(verb)

source: webster1913
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.(verb)

source: webster1913

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