despair
v.
lose hope, be without hope
n.
hopelessness, loss of hope
Despair
despair
Noun
1. a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
(synonym) desperation
(hypernym) condition, status
2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
(antonym) hope
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) hopelessness
Verb
1. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
(antonym) hope
(hyponym) despond
Despair
(v. t.)
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
(v. t.)
To cause to despair.
(v. i.)
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.
(n.)
That which is despaired of.
(n.)
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Despair
To be in despair in dreams, denotes that you will have many and cruel vexations in the working world.
To see others in despair, foretells the distress and unhappy position of some relative or friend.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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