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Adjective despairing has 1 sense

despairing, desperate - arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
Antonym: hopeful (indirect, via hopeless)

Verb despair has 1 sense

despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
Antonyms: hope

Derived forms: noun despair₂, noun despair₁, noun desperation₁, noun desperate₁
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue despair
Sam and Sue despair over the results of the experiment