Both Uses of
despair
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry knew these details because he had heard his parents' voices when he had fought the dementors last year — for that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their lives, and drown, powerless, in their own despair.†
Chpt 14
- Winky let out a wail of despair.†
Chpt 35 *
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)