Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    despairing
    /dɪˈspɛːrɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. showing the loss of all hope: "he gave a despairing little shrug"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESPAIRING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Despairing means showing or feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and translations.

    • Despatch Note

      DESPATCH NOTE definition: → dispatch advice. Learn more.

    • Desorption

      Examples of how to use “desorption” in a sentence from...

    • Despair

      a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › despairingDespairing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Despairing is an adjective that means having lost all or nearly all hope. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of despairing from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › despairDespair Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Despair is a noun or verb that means utter loss of hope or confidence. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of despair from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › despairingDESPAIRING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Despairing is an adjective that describes people who are experiencing despair—complete hopelessness. The word despair is also commonly used as a verb meaning to lose all hope, and despairing comes from the continuous tense (- ing form) of the verb.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESPAIRING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. given to despair or hopelessness. 2. indicating despair. a despairing look. SYNONYMS 1. See hopeless. ANTONYMS 1. hopeful. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › despairingdespairing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of despairing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESPAIR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation: A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair. She flung up her arms in despair and wailed.