DESPAIR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
   Hypernyms(s) despair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • feeling (what does feeling mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • hope (what does hope mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hopelessness (what does hopelessness mean?)
   • resignation (what does resignation mean?)
   • surrender (what does surrender mean?)
   • discouragement (what does discouragement mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • pessimism (what does pessimism mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly
   Synonym(s)
   • desperation (what does desperation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were rescued from despair at the last minute
   Hypernyms(s) despair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • status (what does status mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)

DESPAIR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • abandon hope
   • give up hope
   • lose heart
   Usage Example(s)
   • Don”t despair–help is on the way!
   Antonym(s)
   • hope (what does hope mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • despond (what does despond mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   • desperation (what does desperation mean?)
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   • desperation (what does desperation mean?)
   • desperate (what does desperate mean?)