Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with despair in American Collocation
despair
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈsper/
absolute
black
complete
dark
deep
total
utter
The letters kept Marina’s mother from utter despair.
be driven to
be plunged into
fall into
sink into
She was driven to despair by the circumstances in which she found herself.
sad feelings
anguish
despondency
distress
fear
grief
hopelessness
loneliness
misery
sadness
It was a desolate-looking place, a fitting refuge for despair and misery.
angry feelings
anger
frustration
rage
About a third of the visitors came over to share their rage and despair.
happy feelings
elation
hope
In the end the enduring message of the Bishop’s lecture was one of hope, not despair.