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despair
/dɪˈspɛː/
noun
mass noun
The complete loss or absence of hope.
verb
[no object]
Lose or be without hope.
Origin
Middle
English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old French desespeir;
the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down
from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.
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