DESPAIR

7 letters 10 Scrabble points /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/

Definition of DESPAIR

noun

  1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

    "He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"

  2. That which causes despair.

  3. That which is despaired of.

Related words: desperation despondency hopelessness
verb

  1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

  2. To cause to despair.

  3. (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D E S P A I R
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of DESPAIR

Words that use the same letters:

ASPIRED DIAPERS DIASPER PARDESI PRAISED PRESAID

Words Containing "DESPAIR"

CODESPAIRER DESPAIRED DESPAIRER DESPAIRFUL DESPAIRFULLY DESPAIRFULNESS DESPAIRING DESPAIRINGLY DESPAIRINGNESS DESPAIRS PREDESPAIR UNDESPAIRED UNDESPAIRING UNDESPAIRINGLY

Words Starting with "DESPAIR"

DESPAIRED DESPAIRER DESPAIRFUL DESPAIRFULLY DESPAIRFULNESS DESPAIRING DESPAIRINGLY DESPAIRINGNESS DESPAIRS

Words Ending with "DESPAIR"

PREDESPAIR