Vocabulary
Despair
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the complete loss or absence of hope.
Urdu meaning
مایوسی، تنہائی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- And yet, there are reasons not to despair.
- Horowitz`s book Hope and Despair, subtitled Israel`s Future in the New Middle East (2024).
- This is where we stand today in helpless despair and despondency.
- It is no surprise the province suffers from a political vacuum in which unelected actors wield unchecked power and youth live in despair or exile.
- Each report of gender-based violence or even discrimination pushes me deeper into despair.
Synonyms
hopelessness, desperation, distress, anguish, pain, unhappiness; dejection,
Curator example
“a voice full of self-hatred and despair”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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