1. 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"
   - desperate

1. Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
   "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

See also: despairingly, desperate, desperation, hopeless

Antonym: hope

Encyclopedia: Despair Despair, Inc Despair, The torn heart

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