as in despairing
to lose all hope or confidence
we must not despond even though we live in trying times
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despairing
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The book’s tone shifts from philosophical to playful to despairing to sensual, and on around again.—
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2025
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These are the people who, despairing of finding their way out honestly, simply smash and bash their way through the corn willy-nilly.—
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“Desponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desponding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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