Despair — US. [dɪˈsper], UK. [dɪˈspeə]
Main meanings of the word ‘Despair’:
- Feeling of hopelessness or utter sadness.
- Loss of faith or belief in the possibility of improvement or success.
- Extreme discouragement or pessimism.
- A state of being without hope or confidence in the future.
- The absence of positive expectations or optimism.
10 simple sentences with ‘Despair’:
- She felt a deep sense of despair.
- Their faces were filled with despair.
- Does he ever escape his feelings of despair?
- The news brought despair to the community.
- I saw hope in the midst of despair.
- Is there a way out of despair?
- Despair can be a powerful motivator.
- We must find a way to overcome despair.
- Don’t give in to despair.
- We must not succumb to despair.
The sentences with ‘Despair’ from movies:
Don’t despair, Elphias. – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Where I learned the truth about despair. – The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
You must never despair. – Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
I was wrong to despair. – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Pit of Despair. – The Princess Bride (1987)
Despair is the most dangerous fear. – Mortal Kombat (1995)
Hope versus despair. – Dracula Untold (2014)
Four hours or so of catatonic despair. – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
I will not fall into despair! – 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Anger is more useful than despair. – Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Don’t despair. – Notting Hill (1999)
Despair is the path of least resistance. – Match Point (2006)
Do not despair ogre brothers. – Shrek Forever After (2010)
Grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. – Shakespeare in Love (1998)
I was despair and hopeless boy. – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
The colour of despair! – Les Misérables (2012)
Sometimes I despair the species, you know? – Road to Perdition (2002)
With despair for dessert. – Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. – Romeo + Juliet (1996)
But I don’t want you to despair. – Revolutionary Road (2009)
In all my dark despair. – About a Boy (2002)
And if it does, isn’t that better than a life of despair? – The Next Three Days (2010)
A septic despair. – A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
One is darkness and despair. – Tomorrowland (2015)
Now don’t you despair, son. – In the Name of the Father (1994)
The men’s good humor darkened by idleness and despair. – Glory (1990)
Where there was despair, now there’s hope. – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Are you in despair? – City of Angels (1998)
Don’t despair, Your Majesties. – Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Don’t leave him bald and yowling in despair. – Sister Act (1992)
But do not despair. – Coneheads (1993)
Pollution, crime, drugs, poverty, disease, hunger, despair. – Sneakers (1992)
I was cruelly plunged into a whirlpool of despair. – Flushed Away (2006)
Loneliness and despair. – Annabelle (2014)
The result was only ruination and despair. – Sense and Sensibility (1995)
A slight palliative against the chill of an orphan’s despair. – The Raven (2012)
But his heart was filled with despair. – Southland Tales (2007)
You are so quick to despair. – Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
You need to project despair. – Celebrity (1998)
Not infect a whole school with your despair. – Monsieur Lazhar (2012)
I’m floundering in a sea of confusion and total despair. – The Sure Thing (1985)
First love is such sweet despair, Colin. – My Week with Marilyn (2011)
You really caught her despair but also her joy. – Still Alice (2015)