[dɪˈspɛː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the complete loss or absence of hope
(e.g: a voice full of self-hatred and despair)


Phrases:
- be the despair of

Origin:
Middle English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old French desespeir; the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’

[dɪˈspɛː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lose or be without hope
(e.g: we should not despair)


Phrases:
- be the despair of

Origin:
Middle English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old French desespeir; the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’