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Heartache vs Despair - What's the difference?

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Heartache is a related term of despair.


As nouns the difference between heartache and despair

is that heartache is very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress 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.

heartache

English

Alternative forms

* heart-ache

Noun

(en noun)
  • Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress

    • 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