Both Uses
despair
in
A Wrinkle in Time
(Edited)
- My child, do not despair.
p. 84.7 *despair = give up hope
- Despair settled like a stone in the pit of Meg's stomach.
p. 171.8 *despair = distress
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)