despaired
Definitions
Verb
- Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | despite | 2 | 104 |
| 2 | desire | 3 | 79 |
| 3 | desired | 3 | 50 |
| 4 | desires | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | despair | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | repaired | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | departed | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | spared | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | despise | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | paired | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | expired | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | despised | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | sparked | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | despairs | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | sparred | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | dispair | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | despres | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | despain | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | desiree | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | decaire | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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