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Prosperity vs Despair - What's the difference?

prosperity | despair |

As nouns the difference between prosperity and despair

is that prosperity is the condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune 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.

prosperity

English

Noun

  • The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

    • Synonyms

    * welfare * well-being * affluence * richdom * weal

    Related terms

    * prosper * prosperous

    External links

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    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