10 Letter Words for Despairing
despairing, diaperings, spinigrade
9 Letter Words for Despairing
diapering, presiding, respading, spreading
8 Letter Words for Despairing
aspiring, deairing, deraigns, desiring, diaspine, disrange, draisine, drepanis, gipseian, gradines, inspired, pairings, pindaris, praising, preasing, readings, residing, ringside, singarip, spairged, spearing, speiring, spiering, sprained, sprindge, springed
7 Letter Words for Despairing
adipsin, airings, airside, angries, areding, arising, aspired, aspirin, aspring, dairies, daising, dangers, darings, dearing, degrain, denarii, deraign, despair, diapers, diapirs, diaries, diasper, dingers, dingier, dingies, diriges, dispair, disring, draping, earding, earings, engirds, engrasp, epinard, erasing, gainers, ganders, gardens, gaspier, gipsire, gradine, gradini, gradins, grained, graines, grasped, igraine, indiges, indrape, insider, inspire, ipseand, nigeria, pairing, panders, pandies, panside, pansied, pardesi, pardine, parings, parsing, pegasid, peridia, persian, persing, pidgins, pierian, pierids, pigsnie, pinards, pindari, pinders, pingers, pirnies, praised, pranged, prasine, pregain, presaid, presign, pridian, priding, prisage, raginis, raiding, raisine, raising, randies, rapines, rapinis, rasping, reading, reagins, reaping, regains, reginas, ridings, risping, sairing, sandier, saprine, sardine, searing, senarii, seraing, seringa, siderin, siering, siganid, sirenia, snipier, spadger, spading, spaeing, spained, spairge, spanged, sparged, sparing, spidger, spinage, spinder, spinier, spirane, spiring, spraing, springe
6 Letter Words for Despairing
aiders, aiding, airing, airned, anders, angers, argine, aridge, arised, arisen, arpens, arsine, arsing, asiden, aspern, aspide, aspine, aspire, daeing, daines, danger, daring, dasein, deairs, dearns, degras, deigns, deisin, denari, denars, depair, derigs, dering, design, despin, diaper, diapir, dieing, dinars, diners, dingar, dinger, dinges, dipsie, dirges, dirgie, dirige, dispar, draine, drains, drapes, earing, easing, egards, engird, engrid, epidia, gained, gainer, gander, ganser, gapers, garden, gasped, gasper, genipa, genips, gipsen, gipser, girned, girnie, gispin, grades, gradin, graine, grains, graips, grande, grands, granes, graped, grapes, grasni, greins, grides, grinds, griped, gripes, grised, idaein, idesia, indear, indies, indris, inside, ipidae, irades, irides, irised, nadirs, naigie, napier, nigers, padige, padres, pagers, pagine, pagnes, pagris, pained, paired, paires, pander, panged, pardie, parens, parged, parges, paries, parine, paring, parsed, paseng, perais, pernis, persia, pidgin, piedra, pieing, piends, pierid, pieris, pigdan, pinard, pindar, pinder, pinged, pinger, pinier, pinies, pirais, pirned, pirnie, pisang, praise, prangs, prides, prinia, radges, ragini, rained, raines, raised, raisin, randie, ranged, ranges, ranids, rapide, rapids, rapine, raping, rapini, rasped, reagin, redans, redias, reding, redips, regain, regian, regina, reigns, rengas, renigs, repaid, repand, repins, resaid, resign, resina, resing, resnap, respan, respin, ridges, riding, rigids, ringed, rinsed, ripens, riping, rising, risped, sagier, sained, saired, sander, sangei, sanger, saprin, saring, sarnie, sdaine, sdeign, sepian, serang, sering, siding, signed, signer, sinder, singed, singer, sipage, siping, sirian, siring, sirpea, snaper, snared, snider, sniped, sniper, spader, spaing, spaned, spared, sparge, sparid, spider, spinae, spinar, spined, spirae, spiran, spirea, spired, spraid, sprain, sprang, spread, spreng, spried, spring
5 Letter Words for Despairing
adeps, adige, adrip, aegir, aegis, aesir, agend, agers, agrin, aider, aides, aiger, aired, airns, andes, andre, anger, anise, anser, apers, apiin, aping, apres, apsid, arend, areng, argin, aries, arise, arpen, arsed, aside, aspen, asper, daine, dairi, danes, dangs, dares, dargs, darii, daris, darns, deair, deans, dearn, dears, degas, deign, denar, depas, derig, derns, diane, digne, dinar, diner, dines, dinge, dings, dirge, disna, drags, drain, drang, drape, draps, dregs, dreng, drias, dries, drips, eards, earns, edgar, egads, egrid, endia, enpia, epris, ering, gader, gades, gadis, gaids, gaine, gains, gairs, gaped, gaper, gapes, garde, garni, garse, geans, gears, geira, geisa, genas, genii, genip, gerip, gidar, ginep, girds, giris, girns, girse, gnars, gnide, grade, grads, grain, graip, grand, grane, grans, grape, grasp, grein, grens, grias, gride, grids, grind, grins, gripe, grips, ideas, igads, ignis, india, indie, indra, indri, inger, insea, insep, irade, irani, irena, irian, irids, iring, isnad, nadir, napes, nards, nares, naris, neaps, nears, nerds, ngapi, niais, nides, nidge, niepa, niger, nigra, nipas, niris, nisei, nsaid, padge, padis, padre, padri, paged, pager, pages, pagne, pagri, paine, pains, paire, pairs, paise, pands, paned, panes, pangi, pangs, panse, parde, pardi, pards, pared, paren, pares, parge, paris, parse, parsi, peags, peans, pears, penda, pends, penis, perai, peris, perns, pians, pidan, piend, piers, piing, pinas, pinda, pined, piner, pines, pinge, pings, pirai, pirns, prads, prand, prang, prase, presa, pride, pried, pries, prigs, prine, psend, radge, radii, ragde, raged, rages, ragis, raids, raine, rains, raise, rands, range, ranid, raped, rapes, rapid, rasen, reads, reais, reans, reaps, redan, redia, redig, redip, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, reins, rends, renga, renig, repad, repas, repin, resid, resin, riden, rides, ridge, rigid, rinds, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, riped, ripen, ripes, risen, sager, saine, saned, saner, sapid, sapin, sapir, sared, sarge, sarin, sarip, sdein, sedan, segar, segni, sengi, sepad, sepia, serai, serin, sider, sidia, siena, signa, sinai, sined, singe, siped, siper, sipid, sired, siren, snape, snare, snead, sneap, snerp, snide, snipe, spade, spaed, spaer, spaid, spain, spair, spane, spang, spard, spare, spean, spear, speir, spend, spide, spied, spier, spina, spine, spira, spire, sprad, sprag, spred, sprig
4 Letter Words for Despairing
aden, adps, aged, agen, ager, ages, agin, agni, aide, aids, aine, ains, aire, airn, airs, ands, anes, anis, anre, ansi, aped, aper, apes, apii, apis, apse, ards, ared, areg, aren, ares, arid, aris, arni, asgd, asin, daer, daes, dags, dain, dais, dane, dang, dans, daps, dare, darg, dari, darn, dase, dasi, dean, dear, deas, deia, deis, deni, dens, depa, depr, dern, desi, diag, dian, dias, dier, dies, digs, dine, ding, dins, dips, dire, disa, disp, drag, drap, dreg, drie, drip, dsri, eadi, eans, eard, earn, ears, egad, eira, ends, engr, engs, eras, ergs, eria, erin, eris, erns, gade, gadi, gads, gaen, gaes, gaid, gain, gair, gane, gape, gaps, gard, gare, gari, garn, gars, gasp, gean, gear, geds, gein, geir, gena, gens, gers, gids, gied, gien, gies, gins, gird, gire, giri, girn, gise, gnar, gpad, grad, gran, gras, gren, grid, grin, grip, gris, iare, idea, ides, igad, inde, inga, inia, insp, ipid, ipse, iran, ired, ires, irid, iris, irpe, isdn, ised, nagi, nags, naid, naig, nais, nape, naps, nard, nare, nasi, neap, near, neds, negs, nepa, neps, nerd, ngai, nide, nidi, nids, nied, nies, nipa, nips, nisi, padi, pads, page, paid, pain, pair, pais, pand, pane, pang, pans, pard, pare, pari, pars, pase, pasi, peag, peai, pean, pear, peas, peda, peds, pega, pegs, pend, peng, peni, pens, peri, pern, pers, pesa, pian, pias, pied, pien, pier, pies, pigs, pina, pind, pine, ping, pins, pirn, pirs, pisa, pise, prad, prag, pred, pres, prie, prig, prin, psia, psid, psig, rade, rads, rage, ragi, rags, raid, rain, rais, rand, rane, rang, rape, raps, rasp, read, rean, reap, reds, regd, regs, rein, rend, reps, resp, rgen, rias, ride, rids, ries, riga, rigs, rind, rine, ring, rins, ripa, ripe, rips, rise, risp, sade, sadi, sadr, sage, said, sain, saip, sair, sand, sane, sang, sard, sare, sari, sean, sear, seir, sena, send, sepd, sepg, sepn, serg, sian, sida, side, sidi, sien, sier, sign, sina, sind, sine, sing, sipe, sire, siri, snag, snap, snar, sned, snig, snip, spad, spae, spag, span, spar, sped, spie, spig, spin
3 Letter Words for Despairing
ade, adp, ads, aer, aes, age, agr, ags, aid, ain, air, ais, and, ane, ans, ape, apr, ard, are, arg, arn, ars, ase, asg, asp, dae, dag, dan, dap, dar, das, dea, deg, dei, den, dep, der, des, dia, die, dig, din, dip, dir, dis, dna, dpi, dsp, dsr, ead, ean, ear, eas, edp, eds, eir, end, eng, ens, epa, epi, era, erd, erg, ern, ers, esd, esp, esr, gad, gan, gap, gar, gas, gdp, gds, ged, gen, ger, gid, gie, gin, gis, gnp, gns, gpd, gps, gra, grs, ida, ide, idp, ids, ign, ind, ing, ins, ipr, ips, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, nad, nae, nag, nap, nar, nas, nea, ned, neg, nei, nep, nid, nie, nig, nip, nis, pad, pan, par, pas, pdn, pea, ped, peg, pen, per, pes, pia, pid, pie, pig, pin, pir, pis, pre, prn, prs, psi, rad, rag, rai, ran, rap, ras, rea, red, reg, rei, rep, res, ria, rid, rie, rig, rin, rip, rna, rnd, rps, sad, sag, sai, san, sap, sar, sea, sed, seg, sei, sen, sep, ser, sgd, sie, sig, sin, sip, sir, spa, sri
Definitions for Despairing
[1] given to despair or hopelessness.
[2] indicating despair: a despairing look.
[3] loss of hope; hopelessness.
[4] someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother.
[5] to lose, give up, or be without hope (often followed by of ): to despair of humanity.
[6] Obsolete . to give up hope of.
[7] marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
[8] (intr often foll by of ) to lose or give up hope I despair of his coming
[9] (tr) obsolete to give up hope of; lose hope in
[10] total loss of hope
[11] a person or thing that causes hopelessness or for which there is no hope
Words related to Despairing
melancholic, grief-stricken, melancholy, suicidal, pessimistic, depressed, dejected, blue, oppressed, sunk, anxious, brokenhearted, cynical, desperate, disconsolate, downcast, forlorn, frantic, hopeless, inconsolable
Words nearby Despairing
desorb, desorption, desoximetasone, desoxy-, despair, despairing, despatch, despeciation, despenser, desperado, desperate
Origin of Despairing
1275–1325; Middle English despeir (noun), despeiren (v.) < Anglo-French despeir, Old French despoir (noun), despeir-, tonic stem of desperer (v.) < Latin dēspērāre to be without hope, equivalent to dē- de- + spērāre to hope, derivative of spēs hope
Other words from Despairing
de·spair·ing·ly , adverb
un·de·spair·ing , adjective
un·de·spair·ing·ly , adverb
de·spair·er , noun
self-de·spair , noun
un·de·spaired , adjective
Word origin for Despairing
C14: from Old French despoir hopelessness, from desperer to despair, from Latin dēspērāre, from de- + spērāre to hope
Synonyms for Despairing
grief-stricken, melancholic, melancholy, pessimistic, suicidal, blue, dejected, depressed, oppressed, sunk, anxious, at end of one's rope, brokenhearted, can't win, cynical, desperate, disconsolate, downcast, forlorn, frantic, hopeless, in pain, in the dumps, in the pits, in the soup, inconsolable, miserable, no-win, not a prayer, sad, shot down, strabilious, weighed down, wretched