All 4 Uses of
despair
in
1984 by Orwell
- It was a great formidable cry of anger and despair, a deep, loud 'Oh-o-o-o-oh!' that went humming on like the reverberation of a bell.
p. 69..9despair = desperation
- But at this moment the general despair broke down into a multitude of individual quarrels.
p. 70..2
- There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking.
p. 151..5 *despairing = hopeless
- He heard also a deep groan of despair.
p. 286..2despair = desperation
Definition:
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(despair as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)