Despairing
//dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mood or display of despair.
"But what things soever passed in him, when he ceased to see it; what ragings and despairings soever Teufelsdröckh's soul was the scene of, he has the goodness to conceal under a quite opaque cover of Silence."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of despair form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless. not-comparable
"He was beginning to forget his burdening, despairing mood of a short while ago."
Adjective
- 1 arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope wordnet
Example
More examples"People subjected to perspecticide often blame themselves, as they feel despairing and disoriented. It can be hard for them to figure out exactly what’s wrong."
Etymology
From Middle English despeyringe, equivalent to despair + -ing.
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