Hyphenation of despair

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word despair? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-spair

Definitions of despair:

1.	A state in which all hope is lost or absent In the depths of despair They were rescued from despair at the last minute Courage born of desperation
2.	The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well They moaned in despair and dismay One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair
3.	Abandon hope Give up hope Lose heart Don't despair--help is on the way!

Synonyms of despair:

noun	desperation, condition, status
noun	feeling

Last hyphenations of this language

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