despair

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

obsolete transitive intransitive often with “of”

(transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. / (transitive) To cause to despair.

Japanese Meaning

（期待や望みに対して）希望を失い、絶望する / 他者に対して、希望を失わせる、絶望させる

After months without news, she began to despair her son's safe return.

数か月にわたって便りがなかったため、彼女は息子の無事な帰還をあきらめ始めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To cause to despair.

Thinking of what I was despairing about despaired me further

Sense（3）

(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

We despaired even of life.

despairs

（ present singular third-person ）

despairing

（ participle present ）

despaired

（ participle past ）

despaired

（ past ）