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Fadeout vs Despair - What's the difference?

fadeout | despair |

As nouns the difference between fadeout and despair

is that fadeout is a gradual disappearance while despair is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

As a verb despair is

(obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

fadeout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A gradual disappearance.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 17, author=Howard W. French, title=Surviving a Hitch in an Army of Boys, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The scene ends with a fadeout to unconsciousness.}}

    despair

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  • * Milton
    • I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
  • (obsolete) To cause to despair.
  • To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 8
    • We despaired even of life.

    Noun

  • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • He turned around in despair , aware that he was not going to survive
  • That which is despaired of.

    • Synonyms

    * desperation * despondency * hopelessness

    Anagrams

    * aspired * diapers * praised