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Another word for despair

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Verb

  1. To lose all hope

    See also:

    hope

Noun

  1. Utter lack of hope

    See also:

    hope

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for despair

Noun
  1. See also:

    gloom

    desperation

    depression

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • A few positive words can turn despair into hope.

  • She put her face in her hands to hide the despair it would show.

  • Despair washed over her, but she forced herself to concentrate.

  • This left them in a state of hopeless despair in which they desired to know what they should do next.

  • Don't despair, Your Choice Media has a solution to your needs.

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