Disillusioned vs Despair - What's the difference?
disillusioned | despair |
(obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
* Milton
(obsolete) To cause to despair.
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
* Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 8
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
That which is despaired of.
As verbs the difference between disillusioned and despair
is that disillusioned is (disillusion) while despair is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.As an adjective disillusioned
is disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.As a noun despair is
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.despair
English
Verb
(en verb)- I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
- We despaired even of life.
Noun
- He turned around in despair , aware that he was not going to survive