despairing
Meanings
Plural: despairings
Verb
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
- present participle and gerund of despair
Adjective Satellite
- arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- "a despairing view of the world situation"
- "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"
Adj
- Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
Noun
- A mood or display of despair.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English despeyringe, equivalent to despair + -ing.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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