3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Despairing \De*spair"ing\, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. -- {De*spair"ing*ly}, adv. -- {De*spair"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 hope, F. espoir. Cf. {Prosper}, {Desperate}.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of. [1913 Webster] We despaired even of life. --2 Cor. i. 8. [1913 Webster] Never despair of God's blessings here. --Wake. Syn: See {Despond}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: despairing adj : arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "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 desperate screams" [syn: {desperate}]
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