depths of despair
1despair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black, deep ▪ complete, total, utter VERB + DESPAIR ▪ feel ▪ …
2despair — I n. 1) to overcome despair 2) deep, sheer, total, utter despair 3) the depths of despair 4) in despair (in utter despair) 5) out of despair (to do smt. out of despair) II v. 1) to despair deeply 2) (D; intr.) to despair of (to despair of… …
3despair — de|spair1 [dıˈspeə US ˈsper] n [U] 1.) a feeling that you have no hope at all in despair ▪ She killed herself in despair. the depths of despair (=very strong feelings of despair) ▪ The noise from the neighbours used to drive him to despair . to… …
4despair — 1 noun (U) 1 a feeling that you have no hope at all for the future: in despair: I spent ages trying to fix it, but gave up in despair. | the depths of despair (=very strong feelings of despair) | drive sb to despair: Norman s constant drinking… …
5despair — despairer, n. /di spair /, n. 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother. v.i. 3. to lose, give up, or be without hope (often fol. by of): to despair of humanity. v.t. 4. Obs.… …
6despair — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, abandon, abandon hope, acedia, aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, apathy, bale, become suicidal, bitterness, blank despondency, bleeding heart, broken heart, cave of Trophonius,… …
7plumb the depths — 1. to experience extreme sadness. His wife left him in May and during the following months he plumbed the depths of despair. (usually + of) 2. to understand something in detail, especially something that is difficult to understand. In hypnosis we …
8plumb the depths of something — plumb the depths of sth idiom to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant • His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence. • It was at that stage in her life when she plumbed the depths of despair. • The team s poor… …
9the depths of something — 1) a place that is very far away or very far inside an area a village in the depths of the forest 2) the most severe part of an unpleasant time, feeling, or situation She was in the depths of despair. the depths of winter …
10Into the Depths of Sorrow — Infobox Album Name = Into the Depths of Sorrow Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Solitude Aeturnus Released = 1990 Recorded = Genre = Doom metal Length = 47:39 Label = Roadrunner Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Into the… …
