Both Uses of
despair
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- "How perfectly dreadful!" said Susan as they at last came back in despair.
Chpt 8 (definition 1) *despair = distress (at not knowing how to improve a bad situation)
- In that knowledge, despair and die!
Chpt 14 (definition 2) *despair = give up hope
Definitions:
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(1) (despair as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)
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(2) (despair as in: do not despair) lose hope or feel distress