Associations to the word «Despairing»

Wiktionary

DESPAIRING, adjective. Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
DESPAIRING, verb. Present participle of despair
DESPAIRING, noun. A mood or display of despair.

Dictionary definition

DESPAIRING, adjective. Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams".

Wise words

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