All 8 Uses of
despair
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- I've always been the clown and mischief maker of the family; I've always had to pay double for my sins: once with scoldings and then again with my own sense of despair.
Chpt 42-11 (definition 1)despair = distress (at not knowing how to improve a bad situation)
- A famous line from Goethe: "On top of the world, or in the depths of despair."
Chpt 43-12 (definition 1)
- I'm "on top of the world" when I think of how fortunate we are and compare myself to other Jewish children, and "in the depths of despair" when, for example, Mrs. Kleiman comes by and talks about Jopie's hockey club, canoe trips, school plays and afternoon teas with friends.
Chpt 43-12 (definition 1)
- My writing has raised me somewhat from "the depths of despair."
Chpt 43-12 (definition 1) *
- As you can no doubt imagine, we often say in despair, "What's the point of the war?"
Chpt 44-05 (definition 1)
- With all that, why should I despair?
Chpt 44-05 (definition 2) *despair = give up hope
- One day we're laughing at the comical side of life in hiding, and the next day (and there are many such days), we're frightened, and the fear, tension and despair can be read on our faces.
Chpt 44-05 (definition 1)despair = distress (at not knowing how to improve a bad situation)
- What's so difficult about my personality is that I scold and curse myself much more than anyone else does; if Mother adds her advice, the pile of sermons becomes so thick that I despair of ever getting through them.
Chpt 44-06 (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