despairing

[ dih-spair-ing ]

/ dɪˈspɛər ɪŋ /

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adjective

given to despair or hopelessness.

indicating despair: a despairing look.

Origin of despairing

First recorded in 1585–95; despair + -ing²

ANTONYMS FOR despairing

1 hopeful.

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synonym study for despairing

1. See hopeless.

OTHER WORDS FROM despairing

de·spair·ing·ly, adverbun·de·spair·ing, adjectiveun·de·spair·ing·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for despairing

"I have looked into his room and seen him writing," said Mrs. Drake despairingly.
A Drake by George!|John Trevena
I asked, despairingly, as we rumbled through bewildering labyrinths of dark and narrow streets.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
"It's all I've got to say, and even you won't get a different word out of me," he said despairingly.
Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
With a sharp cry Lora held him to her, despairingly, wildly, as though even at that moment he were to be snatched from her.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod

"I was—going to be married to—to Mr. Ditmar," she said slowly, despairingly.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for despairing

despairing

/ (dɪˈspɛərɪŋ) /

adjective

marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate

Derived forms of despairing

despairingly, adverb

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单词	despairing
释义	despairing [ dih-spair-ing ] / dɪˈspɛər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR despairing ON THESAURUS.COM adjective given to despair or hopelessness. indicating despair: a despairing look. Origin of despairing First recorded in 1585–95; despair + -ing² ANTONYMS FOR despairing 1 hopeful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR despairing ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for despairing 1. See hopeless. OTHER WORDS FROM despairing de·spair·ing·ly, adverbun·de·spair·ing, adjectiveun·de·spair·ing·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for despairing "I have looked into his room and seen him writing," said Mrs. Drake despairingly. A Drake by George!\|John Trevena I asked, despairingly, as we rumbled through bewildering labyrinths of dark and narrow streets. Rutledge\|Miriam Coles Harris "It's all I've got to say, and even you won't get a different word out of me," he said despairingly. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson With a sharp cry Lora held him to her, despairingly, wildly, as though even at that moment he were to be snatched from her. Pharais and The Mountain Lovers\|Fiona Macleod "I was—going to be married to—to Mr. Ditmar," she said slowly, despairingly. The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete\|Winston Churchill British Dictionary definitions for despairing despairing / (dɪˈspɛərɪŋ) / adjective marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate Derived forms of despairing despairingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to despairing melancholic, grief-stricken, melancholy, suicidal, pessimistic, depressed, dejected, blue, oppressed, sunk, anxious, brokenhearted, cynical, desperate, disconsolate, downcast, forlorn, frantic, hopeless, inconsolable
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despairing

adjective

Origin of despairing

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British Dictionary definitions for despairing

adjective

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