despair

/dɪspˈɛɹ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
   “in the depths of despair”
2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
   “they moaned in despair and dismay”

verb

1. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
   “Don't despair--help is on the way!”

Synonyms for despair

• desperation

Antonyms of despair

• hope

Words that rhyme with despair

• square
• fair
• air
• bear
• flare
• bare
• spare
• wear
• care
• share
• pair
• tear
• declare
• prepare
• repair
• chair
• snare
• fare
• glare
• hair
• rare
• compare
• prayer
• swear
• dare
• foursquare
• pare
• scare
• solitaire
• there