- despairing
- adjective Date: 1589 given to, arising from, or marked by despair ; devoid of hope Synonyms: see despondent • despairingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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despairing — despairing; un·despairing; … English syllables
Despairing — De*spair ing, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. {De*spair ing*ly}, adv. {De*spair ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despairing — index despondent, disconsolate, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
despairing — adj hopeless, desperate, *despondent, forlorn Analogous words: melancholy, *me!anchoIic, atrabilious: pessimistic, misanthropic, *cynical: depressed, weighed down (see DEPRESS) Antonyms: hopeful Contrasted words: optimistic, roseate, rose colored … New Dictionary of Synonyms
despairing — [adj] upset, despondent anxious, at end of one’s rope*, blue, brokenhearted, can’t win*, cynical, dejected, depressed, desperate, disconsolate, downcast, forlorn, frantic, griefstricken, hopeless, inconsolable, in pain*, in the dumps*, in the… … New thesaurus
despairing — [di sper′iŋ] adj. feeling or showing despair; hopeless SYN. HOPELESS despairingly adv … English World dictionary
despairing — de|spair|ing [dıˈspeərıŋ US ˈsper ] adj showing a feeling that you have no hope at all despairing cry/look/sigh etc ▪ She gave me a last despairing look. >despairingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
despairing — adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope (Freq. 3) a despairing view of the world situation the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal a desperate cry for help helpless and desperate as if at the end of his tether her… … Useful english dictionary
Despairing — Despair 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despairing — despairingly, adv. /di spair ing/, adj. 1. given to despair or hopelessness. 2. indicating despair: a despairing look. [1585 95; DESPAIR + ING2] Syn. 1. See hopeless. Ant. 1. hopeful. * * * … Universalium
despairing — adjective showing a feeling of despair: He raised his eyes in a despairing gesture. despairingly adverb: Don was shaking his head despairingly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
