Word Comparison
Hope
vsDespair
/həʊp/
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Quite different — distinct meanings
📖 Definitions
Hope
verbTo want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
Also: To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.
Despair
Definition not available.
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