Despair word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "despair" word

[noun] the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
[noun] a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
[verb] abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

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\De*spair"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Despaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despairing}.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. {Prosper}, {Desperate}.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of. We despaired even of life. --2 Cor. i. 8. Never despair of God's blessings here. --Wake. Syn: See {Despond}.
\De*spair"\, v. t. 1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. [Obs.] I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. --Milton. 2. To cause to despair. [Obs.] --Sir W. Williams.
\De*spair"\, n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.] 1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro, Pine with regret, or sicken with despair. --Keble. Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair. --Macaulay. 2. That which is despaired of. ``The mere despair of surgery he cures.'' --Shak. Syn: Desperation; despondency; hopelessness.

Synonyms for despair

desperation

Antonyms: hope, hope

Related terms: agony of mind, bale, blank despondency, crushing, despondentness, disconsolateness, discouragement, disheartenment, gloominess, heavy heart, languish, lowness, low spirits, malaise, melancholy, misery, no way, pessimism, sadness, Schmerz, self-destructive urge, yield

The fun area, different aproach to word »despair«

Let's analyse "despair" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RIAPSED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . ... .--. .- .. .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: despair: 5 + 1 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: despair: 4 + 5 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 9 + 9 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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