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despair
UK /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ US /dɪˈspɛɚ/
verb 3noun 3
Collocations
10(noun.)
ADJ
black, bleak, deep | complete, total, utter
VERB + DESPAIR
feel
drive sb to
Years of rejection finally drove him to despair about ever finding a job.
PREP
in ~
When the team lost the final match, the coach sat alone in despair.
of ~
He felt a wave of despair wash over him when he saw the test results.
with ~
She looked at the broken car with despair, knowing she couldn't afford to fix it.
~ at
She felt despair at losing her job right before the holidays.
PHRASES
the depths of despair
After losing her job and home, she fell into the depths of despair.
in a moment of despair, a feeling/sense of despair
In a moment of despair, she almost gave up on her dream of becoming a doctor.
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