<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Loss of hope; hopelessness.</li><li>Someone or something that causes hopelessness.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To lose, give up, or be without hope (often followed by of): to despair of humanity.</li><li>(Used with object) Obsolete. To give up hope of.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>