Both Uses of
despair
in
Brave New World
- He remembered those weeks of timid indecision, during which he had looked and longed and despaired of ever having the courage to ask her.
p. 64..0 (definition 1) *despaired = lost hope
- And then, in a voice of despair, "Oh, Linda, forgive me."
p. 252..8 (definition 2) *despair = distress
Definitions:
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(1) (despair as in: do not despair) lose hope or feel distress
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(2) (despair as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)