despair(loss of hope) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]You left me in despair. = Me dejaste en la desesperación.
desperation(the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope) noun [UK: ˌde.spə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌde.spə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]It was an act of desperation. = Fue un acto de desesperación.
despondency(loss of hope or confidence) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈspɒn.dən.si] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspɑːn.dən.si]
desesperadamente adverb
desperately(in a desperate manner) adverb [UK: ˈde.spə.rət.li] [US: ˈde.spə.rət.li]John desperately needed that. = John necesitaba eso desesperadamente.
desesperado adjective
forlorn(unlikely to succeed) adjective [UK: fə.ˈlɔːn] [US: fər.ˈlɔːrn]
hopeless(destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) adjective [UK: ˈhəʊ.plɪs] [US: ˈhoʊ.plɪs]The situation is hopeless. = La situación es desesperada.
last-ditch(as a last resort, done in desperation) adjective [UK: lɑːst dɪtʃ] [US: ˈlæst ˈdɪtʃ]
desesperado noun {m}
desperate(filled with despair) noun [UK: ˈde.spə.rət] [US: ˈde.sprət]He was desperate to escape. = Estaba desesperado por escapar.
desesperanza noun {f}
despair(loss of hope) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]He fluctuated between hope and despair. = Él vacilaba entre la esperanza y la desesperanza.
despondency(loss of hope or confidence) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈspɒn.dən.si] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspɑːn.dən.si]
hopelessness(the lack of hope; despair) noun [UK: ˈhəʊ.plɪ.snəs] [US: ˈhoʊ.plɪ.snəs]
desesperanzar verb
despair(to be hopeless) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]He fluctuated between hope and despair. = Él vacilaba entre la esperanza y la desesperanza.
desesperar verb
despair(to despair of) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]He came home in despair. = Él vino a casa desesperado.
give up(lose hope) verb [UK: ɡɪv ʌp] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp]
