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Verzweiflung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • despair noun A total loss of hope.
  • despondency noun The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  • distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  • exasperation noun The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

Senses

Verzweiflung is used for these senses in English:

  • despair (transitive) To cause to despair.
  • despondency The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  • distress Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
  • exasperation The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

despair — full definition

  1. noun A total loss of hope.
  2. verb To lose all hope.

despondency — full definition

  1. noun The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  2. noun A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

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