Swedish
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | قنط | Dutch | vertwijfelen,wanhopen |
| English | despair | French | désespérer |
| German | verzweifeln | Greek | απελπίζομαι |
| Icelandic | örvænta | Italian | diffidarsi, disperare, disperarsi |
| Japanese | 絶望 | Macedonian | очајува, скрби |
| Polish | desperować, rozpaczać, zwątpić | Portuguese | desesperar |
| Russian | отчаиваться, отчаяться | Spanish | desesperar, desesperarse |
| Turkish | umudunu kesmek |