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    despairing
    /dɪˈspɛːrɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. showing the loss of all hope: "he gave a despairing little shrug"

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  2. DESPAIRING definition: 1. showing or feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of DESPAIRING is given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope. How to use despairing in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despairing.

  4. Despairing is an adjective that describes people who are experiencing despaircomplete hopelessness. The word despair is also commonly used as a verb meaning to lose all hope, and despairing comes from the continuous tense (- ing form) of the verb.

  5. DESPAIR definition: 1. the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying…. Learn more.

  6. Jun 23, 2024 · arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. “a despairing view of the world situation”. “the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal”. synonyms: desperate. hopeless.

  7. adjective. marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. despairingly (desˈpairingly) adverb. Word Frequency.

  8. noun. de· spair di-ˈsper. Synonyms of despair. 1. : utter loss of hope. a cry of despair. gave up in despair. 2. : a cause of hopelessness. an incorrigible child is the despair of his parents. despair. 2 of 2. verb. despaired; despairing; despairs. intransitive verb. : to lose all hope or confidence. despair of winning. transitive verb.

  9. adjective. /dɪˈspeərɪŋ/ /dɪˈsperɪŋ/ showing or feeling the loss of all hope. a despairing cry/look/sigh. With every day that passed he became ever more despairing. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  10. Define despairing. despairing synonyms, despairing pronunciation, despairing translation, English dictionary definition of despairing. adj. Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless: a despairing view of world politics. de·spair′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

  11. a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation: A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair. She flung up her arms in despair and wailed.