despairer

Meanings

• noun

  A person who feels despair or lack of hope.

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Rhymes

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repairer , repairer , repairer

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Variants

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despair , despaired , despairer , despairers , despairing , despairs

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Etymology

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From Old French despaire 'to lose all hope', from des- 'apart' + espoir 'hope'.

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Trivia

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1. Despair is a common theme in poetry and literature, and has been explored by many famous writers throughout history. Some of the most famous works that explore despair include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'.

2. Despair can also be a powerful motivator, as it can drive people to take action and find solutions to their problems. For example, Nelson Mandela famously said, 'I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.'

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Related Concepts

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1. hope: The opposite emotion of despair. Hope is the feeling of wanting something to happen and believing that it is possible.

2. melancholy: A state of sadness or despair, often accompanied by feelings of introspection and self-absorption.

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Quotes

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1. It is possible that at this stage Caesar had not altogether "despaired" of a consensual solution to the difficulties facing the Republic.

   - Anthony Everitt,{it}Cicero{/it},(2001) 2003

2. Yet, until very recently, Alzheimer's was so poorly understood that scientists "despaired" of finding a treatment, much less a cure.

   - Ken Garber,{it}Technology{/it},March 2001

3. Sometimes it is hard not to "despair" about relations between men and women in American society. They seem to have hit rock bottom.

   - Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn,{it}New Republic{/it},6 May 2002

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Culture

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In literature, the figure of a despairer is often used to depict a character who has lost all hope and is on the brink of giving up. One famous example is Hamlet from Shakespeare's play, who is consumed by despair and indecision.

How to Memorize "despairer"

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   - Visualize a person with their head in their hands, looking sad and hopeless. Imagine the feeling of despair and lack of hope that they are experiencing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word despairer with feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of motivation or energy.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word despairer as 'someone who has lost all hope'.

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