Despair vs Prosper - What's the difference?
despair | prosper |
(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.
To favor; to render successful.
* Book of Common Prayer
* Dryden
To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
To grow; to increase.
As a verb despair
is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.As a noun despair
is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.As a proper noun prosper is
.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
Synonyms
* desperation * despondency * hopelessnessAnagrams
* aspired * diapers * praisedprosper
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Alternative forms
* prospre (qualifier)Verb
(en verb)- Prosper thou our handiwork.
- All things concur to prosper our design.