despair in the PONS Dictionary

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I.des·pair [dɪ'speəʳ] N no pl (feeling of hopelessness)

II.des·pair [dɪ'speəʳ] VB intr

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a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
irredeemable despair, gloom
potpun
black despair
najcrnji očaj
he sank into deep despair
utonuo je u duboko očajanje
in the depths of despair
u krajnjem očaju
in deep despair
biti očajan
he was in a state of near despair
bio je na ivici očaja

despair Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in despair
u očaju
filled with despair
potpuno očajan
to despair of doing sth
izgubiti nadu u nešto
black despair
najcrnji očaj
a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
in the depths of despair
u krajnjem očaju
in deep despair
biti očajan
he sank into deep despair
utonuo je u duboko očajanje
he was in a state of near despair
bio je na ivici očaja

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Their lyrical content is abstract and metaphorical, often dealing with topics such as fear, paranoia, and despair.
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I was just in a pool of despair and mania.
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He couldn't attend classes of course, the despair he felt, lying there, all that time was immeasurable.
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Before one visit, he found the child whimpering under a sofa, full of despair.
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He is in despair as he only has sufficient money to keep up his family for ten days.
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The house is filled with fear, distrust and despair.
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Despite showing discipline and unity during the evacuation, the army quickly devolved in despair and anger.
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Women and children will be freed from lives of poverty, hunger, death, disease, and despair.
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The protagonists of each story struggle against the economic and political diversity along with their own personal obstacles of despair and self-doubt.
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Without the spirits there was great sickness and despair.
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