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despairing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | desperate |
a despairing view of the world situation.
the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal.
Examples of despairing
despairing
They still exist, impassive, with giant bearish hands, despairing and comforting.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He had lightning-quick feet and an ability to bulldoze past despairing opponents.
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Now, many despairing Hondurans say, may be time for a little divine intervention.
From the online.wsj.com
Virat Kohli's throw to Dhoni just beat O'Brien's despairing lunge for the crease.
From the guardian.co.uk
Kelvin Wilson's despairing goalline header could only help the ball into the net.
From the guardian.co.uk
To many archaeologists, it suggests a despairing absence of other explanations.
From the guardian.co.uk
His sad crew are just having their last despairing moment of trying to hang on.
From the guardian.co.uk
That is certainly the basis on which it was sold to despairing Liberal Democrats.
From the guardian.co.uk
The despairing family resorted to borrowing $200 from a loan shark at 10% a month.
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- 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"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
- (despairingly) with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
- (despair) a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
- (despair) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
- (despair) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
- (Despair (band)) Despair was a technical thrash metal band from Germany, featuring multi-instrumentalist Waldemar Sorychta. ...
- (Despair (comics)) Despair is one of the Endless, fictional characters from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman.
- (Despair (film)) Despair is a 1978 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Dirk Bogarde, based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
- Despair (Russian: u041Eu0442u0447u0430u044Fu043Du0438u0435, or Otchayanie) is the seventh novel by Vladimir Nabokov, originally published in Russian, serially in the politicized literary journal Sovremennye zapiski during 1934. It was then published as a book in 1936, and translated to English by the author in 1937...
