Hypertext Webster Gateway: "despairing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despair \De*spair"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Despaired}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Despairing}.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF.
desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to
spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf.
OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. {Prosper}, {Desperate}.]
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or
expectation; -- often with of.
We despaired even of life. --2 Cor. i. 8.
Never despair of God's blessings here. --Wake.
Syn: See {Despond}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despairing \De*spair"ing\, a.
Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --
{De*spair"ing*ly}, adv. -- {De*spair"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
despairing
adj : 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"; "a
desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if
at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
[syn: {desperate}]
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