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VocabJLPT N2

despair

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verbの-Adjective

Definitions

1. despair
2. hopelessness

This noun means despair or hopelessness, describing a state where all hope has been lost. It is used in serious emotional contexts and can appear as a verb with する, meaning "to despair."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The despair in my heart ran as deep as a sky with no stars.

Sentence 2

I sit at my desk and despair at how little I'm getting done again today.

Sentence 3

After all that preparation and still failing — I was genuinely in despair.

Sentence 4

Like a wave pulling back, once hope leaves, only despair remains.

Sentence 5

Honestly, I despair at myself for making the same mistakes over and over.