despair
Divide despair into syllables:
de · spair
How to pronounce despair:
Synonyms for despair:
agony
depression
desperation
despond
despondence
despondency
forlornness
gloom
hopelessness
melancholy
misery
oppression
pain
resignation
sadness
slough of despond
sorrow
sorrowfulness
status
unhappiness
Antonyms for despair:
achievement
advantage
aid
alleviation
amusement
animation
anticipation
assistance
assuagement
beatitude
belief
benefit
blessedness
blessing
bliss
blissfulness
blitheness
boon
brightness
buoyancy
calm
calmness
carefreeness
catalyst
cautiousness
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