Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - despair
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Despair
despair
~1 n 1 a feeling that you have no hope at all for the future (in despair) (I spent ages trying to fix it, but gave up in despair. | the depths of despair (=very strong feelings of despair) | drive sb to despair) (Norman's constant drinking drives his family to despair.) 2 the despair of sb someone or something that makes someone feel very worried, upset, or unhappy (That Jones girl is the despair of her teachers.) ~2 v to feel that there is no hope that a situation will improve (Dirk came close to despairing in those months of unemployment. | despair of (doing) sth) (They despaired of finding the children alive.)
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(despairs, despairing, despaired) 1. Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. I looked at my wife in despair... ...feelings of despair or inadequacy. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl 2. If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. ‘Oh, I despair sometimes,’ he says in mock sorrow... He does despair at much of the press criticism. VERB: V, V at n 3. If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve. He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so. VERB: V of -ing/n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English despeiren, from Anglo-French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- + sperare to hope; akin to Latin spes hope — more at speed Date: 14th century intransitive verb to lose all hope or confidence ~ of winning transitive verb obsolete to lose hope for • ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. utter loss of hope a cry of ~ gave up in ~ 2. a cause of hopelessness an incorrigible child is the ~ of his parents ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. the complete loss or absence of hope. --v.intr. 1 (often foll. by of) lose or be without hope (despaired of ever seeing her again). 2 (foll. by of) lose hope about (his life is despaired of). Phrases and idioms be the despair of be the cause of despair by badness or unapproachable excellence (he's the despair of his parents). Derivatives despairingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desespeir, desperer f. L desperare (as DE-, sperare hope) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. отчаяние; безысходность, безнадежность dumb despair —- немое отчаяние act of despair —- акт отчаяния in (the depths of) despair —- в (полном) отчаянии out of despair —- в отчаянии, с горя to drive smb. to despair —- довести кого-л. до отчаяния to fall into (to sink in) despair —- впасть в отчаяние to throw up one's hands in despair —- в отчаянии воздеть руки к небу 2. источник страдания, огорчения he is the despair of his mother —- он причиняет много горя матери 3. отчаиваться, терять надежду; впадать в отчаяние to despair of success —- потерять веру в успех the patient's life is despaired of —- состояние больного безнадежно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) отчаяние; безысходность to fall into despair - впасть в отчаяние - out of despair 2) источник огорчения he is the despair of his mother - он причиняет своей матери одни лишь огорчения Syn: desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness Ant: confidence, encouragement, expectation, hope, hopefulness, optimism 2. v. отчаиваться, терять надежду (of) his life is despaired of - его состояние безнадежно (о больном) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. desperer "lose hope, despair," from L. desperare, from de- "without" + sperare "to hope," from spes "hope." Noun replaced native wanhope. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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