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in the PONS Dictionary

dēspērātiō <ōnis> f (despero)

desperatio
Hoffnungslosigkeit, Verzweiflung (an etw.: Gen) [ victoriae; vitae; salutis; rei publicae; recuperandi ]
magnam pacis desperationem afferre (Caes.)
den Frieden höchst unwahrscheinlich machen
ad summam desperationem pervenire
adducere alqm ad desperationem
jmd. zur Verzweiflung bringen
Declension of dēspērātiō
Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēspērātiō dēspērātiōnēs
Genitive dēspērātiōnis dēspērātiōnum
Dative dēspērātiōnī dēspērātiōnibus
Accusative dēspērātiōnem dēspērātiōnēs
Ablative dēspērātiōne dēspērātiōnibus

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

extrema desperatio
größte Verzweiflung

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