despairing meaning

Definition of despairing

1. 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

   Synonyms: desperate

   Similar: hopeless

How to pronounce despairing

despairing is pronounced /dɪˈspɛrɪŋ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with despairing

• daring
• bearing
• glaring
• blaring
• swearing
• overbearing
• baring
• caring
• erring
• paring
• flaring
• herring
• sharing
• sparing
• staring
• tearing
• wearing
• uncaring
• comparing
• unsparing