单词	despairingly
释义	despairing adjective de·​spair·​ing di-ˈsper-iŋ  : given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope despairingly di-ˈsper-iŋ-lē  adverb Synonyms bearish defeatist downbeat hopeless pessimistic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences despairing predictions regarding the effects of global overpopulation despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere Recent Examples on the Web Both felt that harm reduction efforts had saved their own lives, and helping others was a source of hope at a time that too often could feel despairing. Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 The novel’s most humorous events are also its most despairing. Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 The darkness is deeper and sometimes more despairing this year, but the jokes are just as frequent, and maybe even a bit more cathartic. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022 Her thoughts grew more despairing during the next few weeks in the hospital and then in the Navy’s psychiatric ward. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022 People who demonstrate tragic optimism suffer the same—and sometimes even more—pain and sorrow in the short term as those who become pessimistic and despairing. Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2021 On July 30, 1932, exactly 6 months before Hitler became chancellor of Germany, Albert Einstein sent a despairing letter to Sigmund Freud. Adam Kuper, WSJ, 6 May 2022 This despairing rhetoric can’t be helping to encourage vaccination. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2022 Beyond the research evidence, their gut-level take tells them that young people truly have become more anxious and despairing. Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology from present participle of despair entry 2 First Known Use 1589, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition despairing adjective de·​spair·​ing di-ˈsper-iŋ : having or showing no hope a despairing voice despairingly adverb as in despondently Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance despondently dejectedly disconsolately mournfully sorrowfully bitterly dispiritedly plaintively dolefully abjectly cheerlessly unhappily ruefully lugubriously resentfully painfully inconsolably forlornly regretfully woefully agonizingly glumly morosely dolorously sadly gloomily dismally grievously wretchedly drearily miserably sullenly pessimistically blackly downheartedly mirthlessly dourly somberly darkly distressfully distressingly joylessly sorely poignantly sharply harshly crestfallenly piercingly acutely severely keenly wailfully cruelly hurtfully low-spiritedly hard rancorously hardly ill Antonyms & Near Antonyms joyously joyfully happily blissfully cheerfully delightedly cheerily gleefully mirthfully gayly rejoicingly merrily gaily indifferently gladly sunnily lightheartedly unconcernedly impassively calmly casually nonchalantly blithely dispassionately stoically lightly easily good-naturedly favorably well blithesomely See More
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