Désespéré

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 am Rande der Verzweiflung , 🇪🇸 al borde del desespero , 🇮🇹 al limite del disperato , 🇵🇹 na beira do desespero , 🇨🇳 绝望的 , 🇯🇵 絶望した , 🇰🇷 절망한 , 🇸🇦 في حافة اليأس , 🇮🇳 निराशा के कगार पर

Definition

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Etymology

The noun **désespéré** derives from the French verb **désespérer**, which was borrowed in the 16th century from Latin **desperāre** (“to lose hope”), itself a combination of the negating prefix **de‑** and **spēs** (“hope”). The noun is a nominalization of the past participle, a common French pattern (e.g., *le désespéré* meaning “the desperate one”), first appearing in literary French in the 18th century.

Synonyms

désemparé défaitiste désespérant dépressif découragé inconsolé dévasté

Antonyms

optimiste espérant plein d’espoir enthousiaste