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Definition

verb. to lose hope or confidence.

Example Sentence

Her mother despaired over the infrequence of her visits.

More Example Sentences

He felt despaired after the bad news.

Synonyms

lost hope; gave up; despondent

Antonyms

hopeful; optimistic; encouraged

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Rhymes

  • aird
  • aired
  • baird
  • bared
  • blared
  • cared
  • chaired
  • dared
  • erred
  • fared
  • flared
  • glared
  • haired
  • laird
  • paired
  • pared
  • scared
  • shared
  • snared
  • spared
  • squared
  • stared
  • there'd
  • where'd
  • zared

  • compared
  • declared
  • despaired
  • ensnared
  • impaired
  • prepared
  • repaired

  • undeclared
  • unimpaired
  • unprepared
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