despairing
1despairing — despairing; un·despairing; …
2Despairing — De*spair ing, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. {De*spair ing*ly}, adv. {De*spair ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
3despairing — index despondent, disconsolate, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4despairing — adj hopeless, desperate, *despondent, forlorn Analogous words: melancholy, *me!anchoIic, atrabilious: pessimistic, misanthropic, *cynical: depressed, weighed down (see DEPRESS) Antonyms: hopeful Contrasted words: optimistic, roseate, rose colored …
5despairing — [adj] upset, despondent anxious, at end of one’s rope*, blue, brokenhearted, can’t win*, cynical, dejected, depressed, desperate, disconsolate, downcast, forlorn, frantic, griefstricken, hopeless, inconsolable, in pain*, in the dumps*, in the… …
6despairing — [di sper′iŋ] adj. feeling or showing despair; hopeless SYN. HOPELESS despairingly adv …
7despairing — de|spair|ing [dıˈspeərıŋ US ˈsper ] adj showing a feeling that you have no hope at all despairing cry/look/sigh etc ▪ She gave me a last despairing look. >despairingly adv …
8despairing — adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope (Freq. 3) a despairing view of the world situation the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal a desperate cry for help helpless and desperate as if at the end of his tether her… …
9Despairing — Despair De*spair , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Despaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despairing}.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir… …
10despairing — despairingly, adv. /di spair ing/, adj. 1. given to despair or hopelessness. 2. indicating despair: a despairing look. [1585 95; DESPAIR + ING2] Syn. 1. See hopeless. Ant. 1. hopeful. * * * …
