despair
noun
loss of hope; hopelessness.
has despaired
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present perfectof despair (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even in an industry used to frantic problem-solving on tight budgets, the lack of government action to save an industry and cultural ecosystem worth billions has despaired and confounded them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2020
Despite some support from the culture ministry, El Shafee has despaired of seeking an official apology for his ordeal.
From Newsweek ● Jun. 25, 2012
The three-legged pig, the two-headed lamb and the four-winged chicken are already in place, but he has despaired of getting the kittens' wedding back from the US.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010
A Manhattan flag manufacturer has despaired of filling all his back orders for V-day parade flags.
From Time Magazine Archive
That man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, and auroral hour than he has yet profaned, has despaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
