Despair vs Torpor - What's the difference?
despair | torpor |
(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.
Being inactive or stuporous.
A state of apathy or lethargy.
(biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep
As nouns the difference between despair and torpor
is that despair is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency while torpor is being inactive or stuporous.As a verb despair
is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.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