Despair

//dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "despair" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(1 words)
desperation

Strong matches (33)

Noun(2 words)
desponddespondency

Related words (54)

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8 relation types

More general

5 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

at location

2 entries

derived

9 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

is a

3 entries

related to

10 entries

Translations

189 translations across 74 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • dëshpërim noun (loss of hope)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • δυσθυμία noun (loss of hope)
  • ἀθυμέω verb (to be hopeless)
  • ἀπελπίζω verb (to be hopeless)

Arabic

2 entries
  • يَأْس noun (loss of hope)
  • يَئِسَ verb (to be hopeless)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • desaspero noun (loss of hope)

Armenian

4 entries
  • հուսալքություն noun (loss of hope)
  • հուսահատություն noun (loss of hope)
  • վհատություն noun (loss of hope)
  • հուսահատվել verb (to be hopeless)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • naümidlik noun (loss of hope)
  • ümidsizlik noun (loss of hope)

Basque

1 entries
  • etsipen noun (loss of hope)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • безнадзе́йнасць noun (loss of hope)
  • безнадзе́йнасьць noun (loss of hope)
  • ро́спач noun (loss of hope)

Bengali

1 entries
  • নিরাশা noun (loss of hope)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безнаде́ждност noun (loss of hope)
  • отча́яние noun (loss of hope)
  • губя надежда verb (to be hopeless)
  • отча́йвам се verb (to despair of)

Catalan

1 entries
  • desesperació noun (loss of hope)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 絕望 /绝望 noun (loss of hope)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 絕望 /绝望 noun (loss of hope)
  • 絕望 /绝望 verb (to despair of)

Czech

4 entries
  • beznaděj noun (loss of hope)
  • beznadějnost noun (loss of hope)
  • zoufalství noun (loss of hope)
  • zoufat verb (to be hopeless)

Danish

2 entries
  • håbløshed noun (loss of hope)
  • opgivelse noun (loss of hope)

Dutch

3 entries
  • wanhoop noun (loss of hope)
  • tot wanhoop drijven verb (to cause to despair)
  • wanhopen verb (to be hopeless)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • malespero noun (loss of hope)
  • malesperi verb (to be hopeless)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ahastus noun (loss of hope)
  • meeleheide noun (loss of hope)

Finnish

3 entries
  • epätoivo noun (loss of hope)
  • luopua toivosta verb (to be hopeless)
  • menettää toivonsa verb (to be hopeless)

French

3 entries
  • désespoir noun (loss of hope)
  • désespérer verb (to despair of)
  • désespérer verb (to be hopeless)

Galician

1 entries
  • desesperar verb (to be hopeless)

Georgian

3 entries
  • სასოწარკვეთილება noun (loss of hope)
  • უიმედობა noun (loss of hope)
  • სასოწარკვეთა verb (to cause to despair)

German

4 entries
  • Hoffnungslosigkeit noun (loss of hope)
  • Verzweiflung noun (loss of hope)
  • die Hoffnung aufgeben verb (to be hopeless)
  • verzweifeln verb (to despair of)

Greek

2 entries
  • απελπισία noun (loss of hope)
  • απελπίζομαι verb (to be hopeless)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • יֵאוּשׁ \ ייאוש noun (loss of hope)
  • התייאש verb (to despair of)
  • ייאש verb (to cause to despair)

Hindi

2 entries
  • निराशा noun (loss of hope)
  • मायूसी noun (loss of hope)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csüggedés noun (loss of hope)
  • kétségbeesés noun (loss of hope)
  • csügged verb (to despair of)
  • elcsügged verb (to despair of)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • örvilnun noun (loss of hope)
  • örvinglun noun (loss of hope)
  • örvænting noun (loss of hope)
  • örvænta verb (to be hopeless)

Ido

3 entries
  • desespero noun (loss of hope)
  • desesperar verb (to despair of)
  • desesperigar verb (to cause to despair)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • putus asa noun (loss of hope)
  • berputus asa verb (to be hopeless)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • مایوسی noun (loss of hope)
  • نااُمّیدی noun (loss of hope)
  • نااُمیدی noun (loss of hope)
  • نُوْمیدی noun (loss of hope)

Irish

1 entries
  • éadóchas noun (loss of hope)

Italian

3 entries
  • disperazione noun (loss of hope)
  • disperare verb (to despair of)
  • disperare verb (to be hopeless)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 失望 noun (loss of hope)
  • 絶望 noun (loss of hope)
  • 絶望する verb (to despair of)
  • 諦める verb (to despair of)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • торығушылық noun (loss of hope)
  • түңілушілік noun (loss of hope)
  • үмітсіздік noun (loss of hope)
  • торығу verb (to despair of)

Korean

1 entries
  • 절망 noun (loss of hope)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • үмүтсүздүк noun (loss of hope)

Ladin

1 entries
  • vester gram verb (to despair of)

Latin

2 entries
  • desperatio noun (loss of hope)
  • dēspērō verb (to despair of)

Latvian

2 entries
  • bezcerība noun (loss of hope)
  • izmisums noun (loss of hope)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • beviltiškumas noun (loss of hope)
  • neviltis noun (loss of hope)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • безнадежност noun (loss of hope)
  • очај noun (loss of hope)
  • очајува verb (to despair of)
  • очајува verb (to be hopeless)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • цөхрөл noun (loss of hope)

Māori

3 entries
  • rāwakiwaki noun (loss of hope)
  • takaruretanga noun (loss of hope)
  • takarure verb (to be hopeless)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • utsindza twamaa verb (to be hopeless)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • bêhêvîtî noun (loss of hope)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • fortvile verb (to be hopeless)
  • fortvile over verb (to despair of)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • desperasjon noun (loss of hope)
  • fortvilelse noun (loss of hope)
  • håpløshet noun (loss of hope)

Old English

3 entries
  • ormōdnes noun (loss of hope)
  • ortrīewan verb (to despair of)
  • ortrīewian verb (to be hopeless)

Polish

4 entries
  • beznadzieja noun (loss of hope)
  • beznadziejność noun (loss of hope)
  • rozpacz noun (loss of hope)
  • rozpaczać verb (to be hopeless)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • desespero noun (loss of hope)
  • desesperar verb (to cause to despair)
  • desesperar-se verb (to despair of)
  • desesperar-se verb (to be hopeless)

Romanian

3 entries
  • desperare noun (loss of hope)
  • despera verb (to despair of)
  • despera verb (to be hopeless)

Russian

4 entries
  • безнадёжность noun (loss of hope)
  • отча́яние noun (loss of hope)
  • тлен noun (loss of hope)
  • отча́иваться verb (to despair of)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bèznāđe noun (loss of hope)
  • očajánje noun (loss of hope)
  • бѐзна̄ђе noun (loss of hope)
  • очаја́ње noun (loss of hope)

Slovak

3 entries
  • beznádej noun (loss of hope)
  • beznádejnosť noun (loss of hope)
  • zúfalstvo noun (loss of hope)

Slovene

2 entries
  • brezupnost noun (loss of hope)
  • obup noun (loss of hope)

Spanish

4 entries
  • desespero noun (loss of hope)
  • desesperanzar verb (to cause to despair)
  • desesperanzarse verb (to be hopeless)
  • desesperarse verb (to be hopeless)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kukata tamaa verb (to be hopeless)

Swedish

4 entries
  • desperation noun (loss of hope)
  • förtvivlan noun (loss of hope)
  • hopplöshet noun (loss of hope)
  • förtvivla verb (to despair of)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kawalang-pag-asa noun (loss of hope)
  • desperado verb (to be hopeless)

Tajik

3 entries
  • маъюсӣ noun (loss of hope)
  • ноумедӣ noun (loss of hope)
  • яъс noun (loss of hope)

Tatar

1 entries
  • өметсезлек noun (loss of hope)

Telugu

1 entries
  • నిరాశ noun (loss of hope)

Thai

2 entries
  • ความสิ้นหวัง noun (loss of hope)
  • สิ้นหวัง noun (loss of hope)

Tocharian B

2 entries
  • silñe noun (loss of hope)
  • si-n verb (to despair of)

Turkish

1 entries
  • umutsuzluk noun (loss of hope)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • umytsyzlyk noun (loss of hope)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • безнаді́йність noun (loss of hope)
  • ві́дчай noun (loss of hope)
  • відча́й noun (loss of hope)
  • ро́зпач noun (loss of hope)

Urdu

3 entries
  • مایُوسی noun (loss of hope)
  • نا اُمِّیدی noun (loss of hope)
  • یاس noun (loss of hope)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئۈمىدسىزلىك noun (loss of hope)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • noumidlik noun (loss of hope)
  • umidsizlik noun (loss of hope)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sự tuyệt vọng noun (loss of hope)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • wanhope noun (loss of hope)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ייִאוש noun (loss of hope)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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You left me in despair.

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The leader gave up the plan in despair.

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The student gave himself up to despair.

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Jack resigned from his job in despair.

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