Associations to the word «Despairing»
Noun
- Pale
- Pity
- Hope
- Tumult
- Sick
- Mirth
- Countenance
- Fury
- Suffering
- Echo
- Foe
- Grip
- Apprehension
- Penance
- Mood
- Resignation
- Praying
- Frenzy
- Manhood
- Marguerite
- Grave
- Horror
- Burst
- Contempt
- Handkerchief
- Suicide
- Fade
- Lip
- Heart
- Rotor
- Appeal
- Shepherd
- Mercy
- Midst
- Shake
- Whisper
- Passion
- Verge
- Deep
- Garion
- Cheer
- Indignation
- Plea
- Salvation
- Roar
- Soul
- Voice
- Woe
- Folly
- Farewell
- Couch
- Struggling
- Fate
- Prayer
- Mankind
- Effort
- Terror
- Face
- Dwarf
- Endeavor
- Gaul
- Expression
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DESPAIRING, adjective. Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
DESPAIRING, verb. Present participle of despair
DESPAIRING, noun. A mood or display of despair.
Dictionary definition
DESPAIRING, adjective. 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".
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