All 7 Uses of
despair
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- But now every mischance upset him and plunged him into despair.
Chpt 4despair = hopelessness
- Breathless and in despair he fell on his back, expecting death to come immediately.
Chpt 5 *
- Ivan Ilych saw that he was dying, and he was in continual despair.
Chpt 6
- Now a spark of hope flashes up, then a sea of despair rages, and always pain; always pain, always despair, and always the same.
Chpt 8
- Now a spark of hope flashes up, then a sea of despair rages, and always pain; always pain, always despair, and always the same.
Chpt 8
- From the very beginning of his illness, ever since he had first been to see the doctor, Ivan Ilych's life had been divided between two contrary and alternating moods: now it was despair and the expectation of this uncomprehended and terrible death, and now hope and an intently interested observation of the functioning of his organs.
Chpt 10
- She was gazing at him open-mouthed, with undried tears on her nose and cheek and a despairing look on her face.
Chpt 12despairing = hopeless
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)