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The correct spelling is despair.
How to pronounce despair
/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Des-pay-r
The correct spelling is despair. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. For example: "He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"
Usage Examples
“He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
- 2.That which causes despair.
- 3.That which is despaired of.
verb
- 1.To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
- 2.To cause to despair.
- 3.(often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
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