·vt To cause to despair.
II. Despair ·noun That which is despaired of.
III. Despair ·noun Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
IV. Despair ·vt To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
V. Despair ·vi To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation;
— often with of.