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despair1/5
dɪ'speəNounотчаяние; упадок духа; безнадёжность; безысходностьExamples

deep, sheer, total, utter despair — глубокое отчаяние
the depths of despair — пучина, бездна отчаяния
in utter despair — в полной безысходности
to overcome despair — преодолевать отчаяние

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despair

noun
SingularPlural
Common casedespairdespairs
Possessive casedespair'sdespairs'

despair

verb
Basic forms
Pastdespaired
Imperativedespair
Present Participle (Participle I)despairing
Past Participle (Participle II)despaired
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I despairwe despair
you despairyou despair
he/she/it despairsthey despair
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am despairingwe are despairing
you are despairingyou are despairing
he/she/it is despairingthey are despairing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have despairedwe have despaired
you have despairedyou have despaired
he/she/it has despairedthey have despaired
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been despairingwe have been despairing
you have been despairingyou have been despairing
he/she/it has been despairingthey have been despairing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I despairedwe despaired
you despairedyou despaired
he/she/it despairedthey despaired
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was despairingwe were despairing
you were despairingyou were despairing
he/she/it was despairingthey were despairing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had despairedwe had despaired
you had despairedyou had despaired
he/she/it had despairedthey had despaired
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been despairingwe had been despairing
you had been despairingyou had been despairing
he/she/it had been despairingthey had been despairing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will despairwe shall/will despair
you will despairyou will despair
he/she/it will despairthey will despair
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be despairingwe shall/will be despairing
you will be despairingyou will be despairing
he/she/it will be despairingthey will be despairing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have despairedwe shall/will have despaired
you will have despairedyou will have despaired
he/she/it will have despairedthey will have despaired
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been despairingwe shall/will have been despairing
you will have been despairingyou will have been despairing
he/she/it will have been despairingthey will have been despairing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would despairwe should/would despair
you would despairyou would despair
he/she/it would despairthey would despair
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be despairingwe should/would be despairing
you would be despairingyou would be despairing
he/she/it would be despairingthey would be despairing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have despairedwe should/would have despaired
you would have despairedyou would have despaired
he/she/it would have despairedthey would have despaired
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been despairingwe should/would have been despairing
you would have been despairingyou would have been despairing
he/she/it would have been despairingthey would have been despairing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am despairedwe are despaired
you are despairedyou are despaired
he/she/it is despairedthey are despaired
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being despairedwe are being despaired
you are being despairedyou are being despaired
he/she/it is being despairedthey are being despaired
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been despairedwe have been despaired
you have been despairedyou have been despaired
he/she/it has been despairedthey have been despaired
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was despairedwe were despaired
you were despairedyou were despaired
he/she/it was despairedthey were despaired
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being despairedwe were being despaired
you were being despairedyou were being despaired
he/she/it was being despairedthey were being despaired
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been despairedwe had been despaired
you had been despairedyou had been despaired
he/she/it had been despairedthey had been despaired
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be despairedwe shall/will be despaired
you will be despairedyou will be despaired
he/she/it will be despairedthey will be despaired
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been despairedwe shall/will have been despaired
you will have been despairedyou will have been despaired
he/she/it will have been despairedthey will have been despaired