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    [Noun]  | "de*spair" | \ di-ˈsper \


    1: utter loss of hope

    2: a cause of hopelessness

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English despeir, despair, borrowed from Anglo-French despeir, despoir, noun derivative of desperer (tonic stem despeir-) "to lose hope or confidence, {see: |despair:2|despair:2}";

    [Noun]  | "self-de*spair" | \ ˌself-di-ˈsper \


    1: despair of oneself : hopelessness

    Origin: 1652 ;

    [Verb]  | "despair" 


    1: to lose all hope or confidence

    2: to lose hope for

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English despeiren, despairen, dispairen "to lose hope or confidence, be discouraged," borrowed from Anglo-French despeir-, tonic stem of desperer, going back to Latin dēspērāre "to give up as hopeless, despair of," from dē- {see: |de-|de-} + spērāre "to look forward to, hope for, hope (that)," verbal derivative of *spēs-, presumed alternate stem of spēs, spem hope, expectation perhaps by analogy with vīr-, vīs strength, force {mat|speed:1|};

    [Noun]  | "despair" 


    1: utter loss of hope;


      * e.g., " ... the endless drought drove the farmers to despair "




    2: the state of being discouraged;


      * e.g., " ... the other team's temporary lead caused some momentary despair "




    [Noun]  | "self-despair" 


    1: as in self-pity;



    [Verb]  | "despair" 


    1: to lose all hope or confidence;


      * e.g., " ... we despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project "




     [ "despair" ]

    1: God's secret weapon

      * e.g.,  ... God loves you rather you think He's real or not 

     [ "despair" ]

    1: the complete loss or absence of hope.

      * e.g.,  ... in despair 

     [ "despair" ]

    2: WHY DID NO ONE DO THIS YET

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: The opposite of hope. It is something that hope will always defeat.

      * e.g.,  ... We'll never give in to your despair. 

     [ "Despair" ]

    2: It is also something Nagito Komaeda dislikes.

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: A word meaning the complete absense of hope, popularized among pop culture by the video game series Danganronpa.

      * e.g.,  ... Person: “I’ve sunken into despair; I dropped my donut.” 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1:  The complete loss or absence of hope An utter loss of hope; a feeling of uselessness, often brought about through contact with a greeter at Wal- Mart.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Greeter: Hey, welcome to Wal-Mart You: ugh (Despair)... 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: The opposite side hope and That bitch Junko Enoshima is really addicted to it.

      * e.g.,  ... "Because not knowing where you will end up is despair. Despair is even what you cannot predict. Only despair's unpredictability can save you from a boring future."-That Bitch Junko Enoshima 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: You are literally describing Junko Enoshima.

      * e.g.,  ... “Super super super super super super super super despair.”- Junko Enoshima 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: The complete lack of hope.

      * e.g.,  ... Fred had failed all his exams, owned alot of money and his girlfriend left him. He had no options. 

     [ "despairism" ]

    1: Despairism is a religious cult of people who believe in Junko Enoshima’s presence and praise her for helping the world tremendously.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Hey do you believe in despairism? I do! 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1:  The complete loss or absence of hope An utter loss of hope; a feeling of uselessness, often brought about through contact with a greeter at Wal- Mart.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Greeter: Hey, welcome to Wal-Mart You: ugh (Despair)... 

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