Distressed vs Despair - What's the difference?
distressed | despair |
anxious or uneasy
(of merchandise etc) damaged
(of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
(of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
(distress)
(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 distressed and despair
is that distressed is past tense of distress while despair is to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.As an adjective distressed
is anxious or uneasy.As a noun despair is
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.distressed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
Verb
(head)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