v. i.
We despaired even of life. 2 Cor. i. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
Never despair of God's blessings here. Wake.
v. t.
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer. ]
We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro,
Pine with regret, or sicken with despair. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
Before he [ Bunyan ] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who despairs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Hopeless. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --