He despaired of establishing his office in Calcutta.
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Despaired
Synonyms for "despaired" (9 found)
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Verb(2 words)
be hopelesscrestfallen
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2 entriesemotional stateexperience emotion
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7 entriesCollocations
10 entriesdespaired atdespaired completelydespaired mooddespaired ofdespaired of hopedespaired of recoverydespaired outlookdespaired overdespaired youthin despair
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4 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
His life is despaired of.
Source: tatoeba (300618)
They despaired of their son.
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She despaired of breaking through the glass ceiling that seemed to keep even the most accomplished women from positions of real leadership.
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