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noun ADJ. black, bleak, deep | complete, total, utter VERB + DESPAIR feel | drive sb to The novel tells the story of a teenager driven to despair by the hypocrisy of the adult world. PREP. in ~ Robert shook his head in despair. | of ~ She let out a cry of despair. | with ~ He cried out with despair. | ~ at I felt despair at being deceived. PHRASES the depths of despair When he became ill he sank to the depths of despair. | in a moment of despair, a feeling/sense of despair I was overcome with a feeling of utter despair.
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