despairing
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adjectiveDefinition of DESPAIRING
: given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope
— de·spair·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of DESPAIRING
- <despairing predictions regarding the effects of global overpopulation>
- <despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere>
First Known Use of DESPAIRING
1589
Related to DESPAIRING
- Synonyms
- bearish, defeatist, pessimistic, downbeat, hopeless
- Antonyms
- hopeful, optimistic, Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish (also Polyannish), rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
See Synonym Discussion at despondent
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