as in grieved
to lose all hope or confidence
we despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project
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“Despaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despaired. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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