Despairing meaning

dĭ-spârĭng
Feeling or showing despair; hopeless.
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Present participle of despair.
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A mood or display of despair.
noun
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Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
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Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless.

A despairing view of world politics.

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Origin of despairing

Despairing Sentence Examples

  • I have been despairing at the thought of this.

  • After the despairing cry I looked quickly into the night sky.

  • It was a despairing dive into depression.

  • He glanced down at her with a despairing expression.

  • My despairing thought is, "Who will want me now?"

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