despairing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
despair.
- Don't despair--help is on the way!
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adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
desperate.
- a despairing view of the world situation
- the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
- a desperate cry for help
- helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
- her desperate screams
WordNet
De*spair"ing adjective
Definitions
Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --De*spair"ing*ly , adv. --De*spair"ing*ness , n.