despairing

He was beginning to forget his burdening, despairing mood of a short while ago.

But what things soever passed in him, when he ceased to see it; what ragings and despairings soever Teufelsdröckh's soul was the scene of, he has the goodness to conceal under a quite opaque cover of

People subjected to perspecticide often blame themselves, as they feel despairing and disoriented. It can be hard for them to figure out exactly what’s wrong.

In good time, after an interval so long that it seemed endless to the despairing first-aider, the breath came back into the reluctant lungs.

A simple gesture of help, an extended hand in difficulty, may be enough to revive hope in a despairing heart.