despair
noun
loss of hope; hopelessness.
will despair
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future tenseof despair.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I am an independent, white male voter here in Arizona who did my little bit to help you win the state, knowing full well that I will despair over nearly all of your policies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2021
The cheaters will despair; relationships will end; children’s lives could be affected for the worse.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2015
I can’t be the only American who will despair at the relevance of those words in 2015.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2015
Some will rejoice in today’s decision, and some will despair at it; that is the nature of a controversy that matters so much to so many.
From Time ● Jun. 27, 2013
She will not be as beautiful as you imagine, and then you will despair.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
