'Despairing' definitions:
Definition of 'despairing'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn: despairing, desperate]
Definition of 'Despairing'
From: GCIDE
- Despair \De*spair"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Despaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Despairing.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. Prosper, Desperate.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of. [1913 Webster]
- We despaired even of life. --2 Cor. i. 8. [1913 Webster]
- Never despair of God's blessings here. --Wake.
- Syn: See Despond. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Despairing'
From: GCIDE
- Despairing \De*spair"ing\, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. -- {De*spair"ing*ly}, adv. -- {De*spair"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]