verb
🇩🇪 Verzweiflung , 🇪🇸 desesperación , 🇮🇹 disperazione , 🇵🇹 desespero , 🇨🇳 绝望 , 🇯🇵 絶望 , 🇰🇷 절망 , 🇸🇦 الخوف , 🇮🇳 विस्मय
The verb *désespérer* comes from Old French *desespre* (late 13th c.), built by adding the negative prefix **de-** to the noun *espre* (hope). *Espre* is a direct descendant of Latin *spēra* (hope), itself from the verb *spērāre*. The construction literally means “to take away hope,” and the form evolved with the standard French spelling and conjugation patterns.
renoncer abandonner perdre espoir s'abandonner s'effondrer se décourager
espérer croire se fier se rassurer se réjouir