despairs
Definitions
Noun
- A state in which all hope is lost or absent
- The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
Verb
- Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
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Sounds Like
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | desires | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | despair | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | pairs | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | repairs | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | despise | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | despairing | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | despised | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | departs | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | despises | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | desirous | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | despaired | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | dispair | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | despres | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | despain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | desir | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | desai | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | espalier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deshaies | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | desantis | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | depaolis | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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