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despairing

/dɪˈsper.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/dɪˈsper.ɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruИспытывающий или выражающий потерю всякой надежды.

Feeling or showing the loss of all hope.

  1. Feeling or showing loss of hopeB2formal

    Arising from or marked by despair; having lost all hope.

    ruОтчаявшийся

    • She gave a despairing cry when she heard the news.
    • His despairing expression told me everything.
    • They were in a despairing situation with no way out.

    Synonymsdejecteddesperatedisconsolatedowncastforlorngloomyhopelessinconsolablemelancholymiserablesorrowfulwretched

    Antonymscheerfulconfidenthopefuloptimisticsanguine

Forms
  • more despairing comparative form
  • most despairing superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

despair/dɪˈsper/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для выражения действия потери или отсутствия надежды, часто в глубоком или эмоциональном смысле.

A verb used to express the act of losing or being without hope, often in a profound or emotional sense.

  1. B2formal

    To lose all hope or confidence in a situation or outcome.

    ruОтчаиваться

    • She despaired of ever finding a solution to the problem.
    • He despaired when he saw the damage to his house.
    • The team despaired after losing the championship game.

    Synonymsdespondgive up

    Antonymshopetrust

  2. Feel deep sadnessB2formal

    To feel extreme sadness or hopelessness about something.

    ruОтчаиваться

    • They despaired over the loss of their loved one.
    • She despaired at the thought of starting over.
    • He despaired of the future after the economic crisis.

    Synonymsanguishgrievelamentmournsorrow

    Antonymshoperejoice

Forms
  • despaired past participle
  • despaired past simple
  • despairing present participle
  • despairs third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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