despair; hopelessness
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to despair; to be in utter despair; to lose all hope
Describes a profound, desperate emotional state, often caused by severe hardship, loss, or a seemingly impossible situation.
Zài在
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
chè彻
dǐ底
de的
jué绝
wàng望
。
Upon hearing the bad news, he felt utter despair.
Bèi被
kùn困
de的
kuàng矿
gōng工
men们
méi没
yǒu有
jué绝
wàng望
，
tā他
men们
yī一
zhí直
hù互
xiāng相
gǔ鼓
lì励
。
The trapped miners did not despair; they kept encouraging each other.
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Tā他
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jué绝
wàng望
。
His eyes were filled with despair.
Miàn面
duì对
jù巨
dà大
de的
shī失
bài败
，
tā她
yī一
dù度
gǎn感
dào到
jué绝
wàng望
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
chóng重
xīn新
zhàn站
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Facing a huge failure, she felt despair for a time, but eventually stood up again.