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“despairful” in Latin
dēspērōto have no hope of; to despair ofexspēswithout hope, hopeless, despairingorbōto deprive (someone) of parents, children, or other dear persons; to deprive, bereave or strip (someone) of any (especiaredigōto drive, lead, or bring back; to call in, collect, raise, receive; to reduce to a certain state
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
despairful
desperans: exspes (desperans denotes the painful feeling; exspes, the hopeless stafe of despair): spe carens or orbatus; spe dejectus (of a person who has ceased to hope): ad desperationem adductus or (Suet.) redactus: magna desperatione affectus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for despairful?
- The usual Latin words for “despairful” are dēspērō, exspēs, orbō; also redigō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.