despair

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] the feeling of having lost all hope: She uttered a wordless cry of despair. * A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him. * He gave up the struggle in despair. * One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair. * Eventually, driven to despair, he threw himself under a train. seealsoDESPERATE IDIOMS be the despair of sb to make sb worried or unhappy, because they cannot help: My handwriting was the despair of my teachers. moreatCOUNSELn. verb [V] ~ (of sth/sb)