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Spell Bee Word: Despair


Basic Details

Word: Despair

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The feeling of having lost all hope.

Synonyms: hopelessness, misery, gloom

Antonyms: hope

How to Spell Despair

Syllables: de - spair

Tricky part: It starts with de, not di, and the air sound at the end is spelt air. Dispair and despare are both wrong.

Watch out for: dispair, despare, despear

Memory tip: Despair ends in pair, the word for two of something: de-s-pair. Losing one shoe of a pair can feel like despair.

Usage Examples

Example 1: When the kite string snapped, Ali was in despair.

Example 2: The farmers felt despair when the rains did not come.

Example 3: Do not give in to despair; try the sum once more.

Fun Fact

Despair comes from the Latin word desperare, meaning to lose hope. The word desperate comes from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

despair

a) misery
b) gloom
c) hope
d) sorrow

Show answer

c) hope. Despair is having no hope, so hope is its opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) dispair
b) repair
c) pillow
d) garden

Show answer

a) dispair. Despair begins with de.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

despaire

a) a
b) s
c) e
d) i

Show answer

c) e. Despair ends in air with no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The team lost every match of the season and the players sank into despair. They felt ____.

a) sleepy
b) hopeless and very sad
c) excited
d) proud

Show answer

b) hopeless and very sad

2. Which of these would most likely cause despair?

a) a sunny holiday
b) losing all your crops in a flood
c) winning a game
d) finding a coin

Show answer

b) losing all your crops in a flood

Associated Words

unitehorizonupstairsconvincepredict
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