Both Uses of
despair
in
Through the Looking-Glass
- 'Oh, don't go on like that!' cried the poor Queen, wringing her hands in despair.
Chpt 5despair = distress (at not knowing how to improve a bad situation)
- Alice repeated in despair, 'Oh, that'll never be done!'
Chpt 9 *despair = hopelessness
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)