despairとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈspɛəɹ/
• ハイフネーション: des‧pair

動詞

despair (三人称単数 現在形 despairs, 現在分詞 despairing, 過去形および過去分詞形 despaired)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
   • 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Vnlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], OCLC 879551664:

     I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of Sir W. Williams to this entry?)

3. (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Corinthians 1:8:

     We despaired even of life.

名詞

despair (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 despairs)

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. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

同意語

• desperation
• despondency
• hopelessness

反意語

• hope