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despair
Verb
  • To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. transitive, obsolete
  • To cause to despair. transitive, obsolete
  • To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. intransitive, often with “of”
Noun
  • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
  • That which is despaired of.