Désespoir (en. Despair)

/dezɛspwaʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

State of someone who has lost all hope.

She was immersed in despair after losing her job.

Elle était plongée dans le désespoir après la perte de son emploi.

Feeling of abandonment in the face of a desperate situation.

Despair seized the inhabitants after the disaster.

Le désespoir s'empara des habitants après la catastrophe.

Feeling of helplessness in the face of adversity.

In despair, he decided to ask for help.

Dans le désespoir, il décida de demander de l'aide.

From the Latin 'desperare', meaning to lose hope.

to lose all hope

To stop believing in a favorable outcome.

perdre tout espoir

to be in despair

To find oneself in an emotionally extremely difficult situation.

être dans le désespoir

to have despair in one’s heart

To feel deep sadness and disillusionment.

avoir le désespoir au cœur

to express one’s despair

To communicate one’s feeling of helplessness or sadness.

exprimer son désespoir

desperate

One who experiences despair.

désespéré

desperately

With a feeling of helplessness.

désespérément

hope

Feeling of positive anticipation for the future.

espoir

To be down and out

After the failure, he was really down and out.

Après l'échec, il était vraiment à terre.

To be at rock bottom

Since his breakup, his morale is at rock bottom.

Depuis sa rupture, son moral est à zéro.