Both Uses of
despair
in
The Awakening
- She saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair.†
Chpt 9 *
- It was not despair; but it seemed to her as if life were passing by, leaving its promise broken and unfulfilled.†
Chpt 25
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)