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    [Adjective]  | "de*spair*ing" | \ di-ˈsper-iŋ \


    1: given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope


    Origin: 1589 ;

     From present participle of {see: |despair:2|despair:2};

    [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|};

    [Adjective]  | "despairing" 


    1: emphasizing or expecting the worst;


      * e.g., " ... despairing predictions regarding the effects of global overpopulation "





    2: feeling or showing no hope;


      * e.g., " ... despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere "





    [Verb]  | "despairing" 


    1: to lose all hope or confidence;


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





    [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: 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)... 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: Junko Enoshima

      * e.g.,  ... JUNKO ENOSHIMA IS THE ULTIMATE DESPAIR! 

     [ "Despair" ]

    1: The extra roll of toilet paper under the sink

      * e.g.,  ... I was taking a shit and I ran out of paper so I looked under the sink for despair 

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