as in grieves
to lose all hope or confidence
we despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project
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Recent Examples of despairs
When Eva suddenly disappears without a trace, the priest despairs, leading him to commit a series of shocking and violent crimes.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for despairs
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As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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More news to know now Lisbon, Portugal, mourns 17 victims of a funicular crash.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to his lawyer, Hopson has two kids, lives with his grandmother, and suffers from PTSD and depression.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In addition, CaliberCos operates within the middle-market real estate sector, which suffers from very limited analyst coverage and minimal institutional oversight.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Despairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despairs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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