desperar

Spanish

Etymology

Adaptation of Latin dēsperō, dēsperāre (“to despair”), from prefix dē- + sperāre (“to hope”).

Verb

desperar (first-person singular present despero, first-person singular preterite desperé, past participle desperado)

Obsolete form of desesperar.

Further reading

“desperar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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