(transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. / (transitive) To cause to despair.

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. / That which causes despair. / That which is despaired of.

One who despairs.

Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.

present participle of despair

A mood or display of despair.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair

simple past tense and past participle of despair

plural of despairer

Characterised by despair; hopeless.