despairing

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
  2. adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

Etymology

From Middle English despeyringe, equivalent to despair + -ing.

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Synonyms

despair

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