| a. | 1. | Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. |
| Adj. | 1. | despairing - arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" Synonyms: desperate |