Meaning
despair
In a sentence
Ho visto la sua disperazione dopo la telefonata.
I saw his despair after the phone call.
I suoi genitori erano nella disperazione più totale.
His parents were in utter despair.
Non voglio vivere sempre nella disperazione.
I don't want to live in despair all the time.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disperazione | feminine · singular |
| disperazioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more dramatic than tristezza or sconforto; use it for extreme hopelessness, not ordinary sadness or frustration.
- Common with verbs like cadere in, essere nella, or provare; avoid using it as an adjective-like replacement for disperato.
- Often appears in emotional or literary contexts; in everyday speech, Italians may prefer depressione, sconforto, or panico depending on the cause.