безнаде́ждност noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)
отча́яние noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Catalan

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desesperació noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desesperació noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Chinese Mandarin

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絕望 /绝望 noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
絕望 /绝望 noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Danish

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desperation noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desperation noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Finnish

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epätoivo noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

French

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désespoir noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Georgian

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სასოწარკვეთილება noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
სასოწარკვეთილება noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

German

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Verzweiflung noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
Verzweiflung noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Hebrew

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ייאוש noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Hindi

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हताशा noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Irish

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anbhá noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Japanese

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絶望 noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Latin

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desperatio noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desperatio noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Māori

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kirimate noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)
kiriwera noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Norwegian Bokmål

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desperasjon noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desperasjon noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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desperasjon noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desperasjon noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Portuguese

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desesperação noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desespero noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Romanian

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desperare noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desperare noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Russian

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безнадёжность noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)
отча́яние noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Scottish Gaelic

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èiginn noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Spanish

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desesperación noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)
desesperación noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Swedish

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desperation noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Turkish

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umutsuzluk noun (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness)

Vietnamese

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sự tuyệt vọng noun (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope)

Sample sentences

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We arrived at that plan out of pure desperation, but the book sold well.

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To tell the truth, she gave away all her money to others in desperation.

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

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In a few seconds I would have overcome the desperation threshold.

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