Despairs

verb

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

What it means

  1. (verb) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  2. (verb) To cause to despair.
  3. (verb) (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

Letter analysis

  • Despairs contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Despairs mean?

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

How many letters are in Despairs?

Despairs has 8 letters.

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