adjective. Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless.

Prone to despair or lose hope: as, a despairing disposition.

Characterized by or indicating despair: as, a despairing cry.

adjective. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless.

adjective. Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.

verb. Present participle of despair.

adjective. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

"Tenderfeet, with ten pounds of Colt's revolvers, cartridges, and hunting-knives belted about them, wandered valiantly up the trail, and crept back softly, shedding revolvers, cartridges, and knives in despairing showers."

hopeless  

Baring  Behring  Bering  airing  baring  

depressed  hopeless  

despair