Translation
despair
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Word origin
Deverbal noun from désespérer ('to despair'), from dé- and espérer, from Latin sperare ('to hope'). English 'despair' comes from the same French verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sperare
- English cognates
- despair, desperate, prosper
Grammar
Examples
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He cried out in despair on seeing the result.
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She has been in despair since losing her job.
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His parents are the despair of his teacher.
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As a last resort, he called a friend.
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Despair drove him to start again elsewhere.
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