All 8 Uses

despair
in
This I Believe
(Edited)

A family had just been evicted and there was an individual cry of despair, multiplied by millions.
Chpt Frwd.

despair = hopelessness or distress
Sometimes, in a moment of mental despair, I think of the words "God loves an honest doubter" and am comforted.
Chpt 16

despair = a feeling of hopelessness or distress
It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few.
Chpt 33

despair = feeling of hopelessness
Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair.
Chpt 43

despair = hopelessness
I felt grief, terror, shame, and despair more deeply than I could ever have imagined.
Chpt 55

despair = hopelessness or distress
I was convinced we must care about people; we must reach out to help them in their despair.
Chpt 66 *

despair = feeling of hopelessness or distress
Even the songs that take you to despair lift you.
Chpt 67

despair = a feeling of hopelessness or distress
Sometimes, I despair.
Chpt 67 *

despair = lose hope or feel distress

Definitions:

(1) (despair as in: she felt despair)
hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)
(2) (despair as in: do not despair)
lose hope or feel distress
(3) (despair as in: she was the despair of the team)
something that causes hopelessness or great distress
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)