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despair

/dɪsˈpɛɹ/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a state in which all hope is lost or absent

    in the depths of despair

  2. noun

    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

    they moaned in despair and dismay

  3. verb

    abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

    Don't despair, help is on the way!

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