despair

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sự tuyệt vọng, nỗi buồn chán

BrE /dɪsˈpeər/ AmE /dɪsˈper/

noun / verb en → vi

1 FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS [uncountable] B1

Sự tuyệt vọng, nỗi buồn chán

a feeling of hopelessness and sadness, especially when you think that a situation is impossible to change or improve

  • feel despair

Collocations despair of something · be in despair

  • He was overwhelmed by a feeling of despair.

    Anh ấy bị nhấn chìm trong cảm giác tuyệt vọng.

2 VERB: HOPELESSLY [intransitive] B2

Buông xuôi, tuyệt vọng

to give up hope and feel that a situation is impossible to change or improve

  • despair of something

Collocations despair of finding a solution · despair at the situation

  • She had despaired of ever getting better.

    Cô ấy đã tuyệt vọng về việc có thể hồi phục.