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despair

English

  1. 🔊 the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
    “they moaned in despair and dismay”
  2. 🔊 a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    “in the depths of despair”
  3. 🔊 abandon hope
    “Don't despair--help is on the way!”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 desesperanzar to despair
  2. 🔊 desesperar to despair, exasperate

Similar words

desperation schmerz slough of despond abandon abandon hope acedia aching heart agony agony of mind anguish apathy bale become suicidal bitterness blank despondency bleeding heart broken heart cave of trophonius cave of despair crushing death wish dejectedness dejection depression