a01229826
type | s |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope |
examples | 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 |
Outgoing links | |
Similar to | hopeless |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | hopeless |
Derived from adjective | despairingly → despairing |
Derived from adjective | desperately → desperate |
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