English to French Meaning of despair - désespoir

Despair :
désespoir

déception, désespoir, abattement, laisser tomber, pessimisme, perte d'espoir

désespoir, être triste, attristons, être jeté vers le bas, devenir bleu, obscurité, tomber, échouer

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Definitions of despair in English
Noun(1) a state in which all hope is lost or absent(2) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
Verb(1) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
Examples of despair in English
(1) We despair for the future of the world.(2) he was beginning to despair of ever knowing(3) In her wake, the chaos of despair is overwhelming.(4) we should not despair(5) The disruption caused to the hall, added to the cost of replacing the windows has left local people in despair .(6) Jocelyn fought back tears; she could not stand to see such despair filling his eyes.(7) A wave of despair washed over him, taking away all of his heated frustration.(8) Meanwhile I continue to despair for the future of this city.(9) The despair in her eyes made her seem older than she actually was.(10) they drove me to despair(11) I fell into despair(12) he was in despair(13) Admittedly, these flights each followed bouts of suicidal despair .(14) a voice full of self-hatred and despair(15) in despair , I hit the bottle(16) Their lack of determination is thought to be something like the despair felt by human sufferers of depression.
Related Phrases of despair
(1) in despair ::
dans le désespoir
Synonyms
Noun
3. discouragement ::
découragement
4. desperation ::
désespoir
5. distress ::
détresse
6. anguish ::
angoisse
8. despondency ::
abattement
9. depression ::
dépression
11. melancholy ::
mélancolie
12. misery ::
misère
14. defeatism ::
défaitisme
15. pessimism ::
pessimisme
Verb
16. lose hope ::
perdre espoir
17. abandon hope ::
abandonner l'espoir
18. give up ::
abandonner
19. lose heart ::
perdre courage
20. lose faith ::
perdre la foi
21. be discouraged ::
être découragé
22. be despondent ::
être découragée
23. be demoralized ::
être démoralisé
24. resign oneself ::
se résigner
25. be pessimistic ::
être pessimiste
Different Forms
despair, despaired, despairing, despairs
Word Example from TV Shows
Really touch on the fear and despair.

Really touch on the fear and DESPAIR.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 4

Not much between despair and ecstasy

Not much between DESPAIR and ecstasy

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 14

Don't despair, Ser Davos.

Don't DESPAIR, Ser Davos.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1

So you're saying, if in the depths of despair she throws herself at you...

So you're saying, if in the depths of DESPAIR she throws herself at you...

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 17

We must be strong for those we love. We cannot give in to despair.

We must be strong for those we love. We cannot give in to DESPAIR.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7

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