despairing

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English despeyringe, equivalent to despair +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/, /dɪˈspɛː.ɹɪŋ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈspɛɹ.ɪŋ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈspeː.ɹɪŋ/ === Adjective === despairing (not comparable) Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === despairing present participle and gerund of despair === Noun === despairing (plural despairings) A mood or display of despair. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === depairings, diaperings, spinigrade