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despairing definition
despairing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb despair 1 sense of despair Sense 1 despair => despond Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb despair 1 sense of despair Sense 1 despair => despond Entailment of verb despair Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb despair 1 sense of despair Sense 1 despair Familiarity of verb despair despair used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb despair Sense 1 despair -------------- Overview of verb despair The verb despair has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) despair -- (abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!") Overview of adj despairing The adj despairing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) despairing, desperate -- (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") Antonyms of adj despairing 1 sense of despairing Sense 1 despairing, desperate INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful Similarity of adj despairing 1 sense of despairing Sense 1 despairing, desperate => hopeless (vs. hopeful) Attributes of adj despairing Familiarity of adj despairing despairing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj despairing despairing Overview of verb despair The verb despair has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) despair -- (abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!") Overview of adj despairing The adj despairing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) despairing, desperate -- (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")
despairing definition