despair at

Frequency: 6.56.3 per million words

To feel despair because of a specific situation or event.

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Examples (10)

  • I felt despair at being deceived by someone I trusted.
  • Many citizens feel a deep despair at the current political climate.
  • She couldn't help but feel despair at the lack of progress on environmental issues.
  • He was filled with despair at his repeated failures in the exam.
  • Watching the news, I was overcome with despair at the suffering of the refugees.
  • If we don't act now, future generations will look back in despair at our inaction.
  • The philosopher expressed his despair at the human capacity for cruelty.
  • The team leader felt a growing despair at the project's mounting problems.
  • Activists often voice their despair at the slow pace of social justice reform.
  • There is a general sense of despair at the rising cost of living.