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English word despair comes from Old French des- (De-; dis-.), Old French esperer (To hope.)

des- (Old French)

De-; dis-.

esperer (Old French)

To hope.

desesperer (Old French)

despeir (Anglo-Norman)

despair (English)

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.. That which causes despair.. That which is despaired of. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.. (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

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