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Despairing

Adjective

feeling or showing extreme sadness, hopelessness, or frustration

Example sentence: The despairing woman cried for hours after receiving the tragic news.

Verb

expressing or feeling extreme hopelessness

Example sentence: He despaireingly looked for his lost keys.

Noun

a state of extreme sadness, hopelessness, or frustration

Example sentence: She was in despair as she saw her dreams crumble.

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