Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
That which causes despair.
That which is despaired of.
verb
(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
(transitive) To cause to despair.
(transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
diapers
diapers
noun
plural of diaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diaper
diapirs
diapirs
noun
plural of diapir
diasper
dippers
dippers
noun
plural of dipper
discerp
discerp
verb
To separate; to disunite.
To tear into pieces; to rend.
dispair
dispair
verb
(transitive) To separate (a pair).
dispark
dispark
verb
(archaic, transitive) To open (a private enclosure, park, etc.) to the public.
dispart
dispart
noun
A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute.
(transitive) To furnish with a dispart sight.
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
(transitive, now rare) To part, separate.
disport
disport
noun
(countable, archaic) Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.