B1verb · transitive · rare

despair

des·pair

despair · despairs · despaired · despairing

zur Verzweiflung bringen, die Hoffnung aufgeben, verzweifeln

To cause to despairTo cause to despair.

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UK/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/US/dɪˈspɛɚ/

» Tom fell into the depths of despair.

Tom geriet in tiefe Verzweiflung.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To cause to despair.
zur Verzweiflung bringen
(intransitive)To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
verzweifeln, die Hoffnung aufgeben
(obsolete, transitive)To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
verzweifeln
отча́иватьсяotčáivatʹsja, отча́ятьсяotčájatʹsja
abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

Examples

144 sentences

Tom fell into the depths of despair.
deTom geriet in tiefe Verzweiflung.
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I'm filled with despair.
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I was often seized by despair.
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He fluctuated between hope and despair.
deEr schwankte zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung.
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They experienced emotional pain and despair.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

to despair of:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to despair of:

to cause to despair:

to be hopeless:

Origin

From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin

From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin dēspērō, dēspērāre), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate. Displaced native Old English ormōdnes (“despair”) and Old English ortrīewan (“to despair”).

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