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despairs

A form of despair — To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

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Meanings

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of despair

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with despairs

bears pairs fares stairs fairs upstairs warez theirs downstairs airs wares flares mares ayres unawares eirs Ugandan affairs

Anagrams

perissad passerid

Cite this entry

APA

despairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despairs

MLA

“despairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despairs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despairs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despairs.

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