Despairing

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.
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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.
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           We despaired even of life.               --2 Cor. i. 8.
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           Never despair of God's blessings here.   --Wake.
  
     Syn: See {Despond}.
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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}]