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Showing words for DESPAIRING using the English dictionary

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