All 6 Uses of
despair
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- Not long after his arrival, Louie was standing at the base, sweating and despairing over the landscape, when a squarish second lieutenant walked up and introduced himself.
p. 55.4despairing = distressed
- He shared few memories, and though the other two encouraged him, he couldn't imagine a future. ... Given the dismal record of raft-bound men, Mac's despair was reasonable.
p. 147.2 *despair = hopelessness
- Phil never spoke of his faith, but as he sang hymns over the ocean, conjuring up a protective God, perhaps rescue felt closer, despair more distant.
p. 148.0
- Now, as he was cast into extremity, despair and death became the focus of his defiance.
p. 148.2
- Louie was excited, but the prospect of more responsibility filled him with guilt and despair.
p. 365.8despair = distress
- He was told that it was believed that the former sergeant, hunted, exiled and in despair, had stabbed himself to death.
p. 379.5despair = hopelessness
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