despair
verbenomcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)//
- Canada//dɪˈspɛɚ//
- Australie//dɪˈspeː(ɹ)//
To cause to despair.
verbe
- 1
obsolèteTo give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
I sometimes despair of getting anything quite simple and honest done in this world by the help of men.
- 2
To cause to despair.
Thinking of what I was despairing about despaired me further
- 3
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
We despaired even of life.
Étymologie
From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin dēspērō, dēspērāre), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate. Displaced native Old English ormōdnes (“despair”) and Old English ortrīewan (“to despair”).
nom
- 1
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive.
My daughter's behavior drives me to despair.
- 2
That which causes despair.
- 3
That which is despaired of.
Formes
- pluriel
- despairs
- passé
- despaired
- participe passé
- despaired
- participe présent
- despairing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- despairs