despair
noun
loss of hope; hopelessness.
despairs
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present tense formof despair (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Klaus both despises his native country and despairs at the dichotomous paradigm of the postwar world—“Stalin or Mickey Mouse,” he gripes—and asks Erika, “Is there anything you still believe in?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Marriage is the main topic, both the joys and despairs, in numbers that make ambivalence energizing, fun, poignant and, most important, resonantly true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2024
Kakar despairs at the plight of Afghans who remain in Pakistan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Mr Jones said he "despairs" when visitors in north Wales are "let down" by the train network, and said that it was a "big, big disappointment".
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
Another story: the emperor despairs of Ending a horse able to run a thousand li.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
