All 5 Uses of
despair
in
Ender's Game
- Ender despaired.
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *despaired = lost hope
- Once, tired of writing and rewriting until Peter was satisfied, Val despaired and said, "Write it yourself, then!"
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- It was despair.†
Chpt 9 (definition 2)
- And the despair filled him again.
Chpt 9 (definition 2) *despair = hopelessness
- Then the enemy formation appeared, and Ender's weariness turned to despair.
Chpt 14 (definition 2)despair = a feeling of hopelessness or 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)