Both Uses of
despair
in
Northanger Abbey
- but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain," as "unwearied diligence our point would gain";†
Chpt 4 *
- I do not quite despair yet.†
Chpt 11
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
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(3)
(despair as in: she was the despair of the team) something that causes hopelessness or great distress