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"To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of."
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "絕望"
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "fortvile over"
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "förtvivla"
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "misströsta"
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"ref": "2019, Tim Dee, Landfill",
"text": "Thinking of what I was despairing about despaired me further",
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"To cause to despair."
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"(transitive) To cause to despair."
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"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "tot wanhoop drijven"
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasoc̣arḳveta",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "სასოწარკვეთა"
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"_dis1": "2 97 1",
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"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "zur Verzweiflung bringen"
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"roman": "yi'ésh",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "ייאש"
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"sense": "to cause to despair",
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"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "desesperigar"
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"sense": "to cause to despair",
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"To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation."
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"(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation."
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"roman": "yaʔisa",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "يَئِسَ"
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"roman": "husahatvel",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "հուսահատվել"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gubja nadežda",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "губя надежда"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "zoufat"
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{
"_dis1": "4 0 96",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "wanhopen"
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"_dis1": "4 0 96",
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "malesperi"
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{
"_dis1": "4 0 96",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "menettää toivonsa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 0 96",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "luopua toivosta"
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "verzweifeln"
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{
"_dis1": "4 0 96",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "die Hoffnung aufgeben"
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"_dis1": "4 0 96",
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apelpízomai",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "απελπίζομαι"
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "berputus asa"
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "utsindza twamaa"
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"word": "үмітсіздену"
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
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"word": "торығу"
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"code": "lld",
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"word": "vester gram"
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"code": "la",
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "očajuva",
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"word": "очајува"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "fortvile over"
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "ortrīewan"
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "отча́иваться"
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "desesperar"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "förtvivla"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "misströsta"
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{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to despair of",
"word": "si-n-"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otčajvam",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "отчайвам"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "tot wanhoop drijven"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasoc̣arḳveta",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "სასოწარკვეთა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "zur Verzweiflung bringen"
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yi'ésh",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "ייאש"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "elcsüggeszt"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "desesperigar"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cause to despair",
"word": "desesperar"
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{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "yaʔisa",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "يَئِسَ"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "husahatvel",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "հուսահատվել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gubja nadežda",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "губя надежда"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "zoufat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "wanhopen"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "malesperi"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "menettää toivonsa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "luopua toivosta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "désespérer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "desesperar"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "verzweifeln"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "die Hoffnung aufgeben"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apelpízomai",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "απελπίζομαι"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "apelpízō",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "ἀπελπίζω"
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{
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "athuméō",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "ἀθυμέω"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "örvænta"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "berputus asa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "disperare"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "očajuva",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "очајува"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "takarure"
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{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "utsindza twamaa"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "ortrīewan"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "rozpaczać"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "desesperar-se"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
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"code": "es",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "kukata tamaa"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "förtvivla"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to be hopeless",
"word": "desperado"
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"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "yaʔs",
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{
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"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "desaspero"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "husahatutʻyun",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "հուսահատություն"
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{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "etsipen"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "róspač",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "ро́спач"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "desesperació"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "絕望"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "juéwàng",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "绝望"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "opgivelse"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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"word": "wanhoop"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "malespero"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "epätoivo"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "désespoir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uimedoba",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "უიმედობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasoc̣arḳvetileba",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "სასოწარკვეთილება"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "Hoffnungslosigkeit"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apelpisía",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "απελπισία"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dusthumía",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "δυσθυμία"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ye'ush",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יֵאוּשׁ \\ ייאוש"
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"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nirāśā",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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"word": "निराशा"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "io",
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"word": "desespero"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "putus asa"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "éadóchas"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "disperazione"
},
{
"alt": "ぜつぼう",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "zetsubō",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "絶望"
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{
"alt": "しつぼう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shitsubō",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "失望"
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"roman": "jeolmang",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "절망"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "mk",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "rāwakiwaki"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "takaruretanga"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "håplosighet"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ormōdnes"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "novmidi",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "نومیدی"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "rozpacz"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "ro",
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"tags": [
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "beznadjóžnostʹ",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
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"word": "безнадёжность"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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"poetic"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
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"neuter"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
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"neuter"
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"code": "sh",
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"neuter"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "loss of hope",
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{
"code": "sl",
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{
"code": "es",
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"feminine"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "desesperanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desespero"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "desperation"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "förtvivlan"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "hopplöshet"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "kawalang-pag-asa"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "noumedī",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "ноумедӣ"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "nirāśa",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "నిరాశ"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "silñe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"word": "umutsuzluk"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vídčaj",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ві́дчай"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidčáj",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "відча́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rózpač",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ро́зпач"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozpúka",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "розпу́ка"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "wanhope"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "yiesh",
"sense": "loss of hope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ייִאוש"
}
],
"word": "despair"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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