[verb] [I]Don't despair! We'll find a way out!I despair at/over the policies of this government.She despairs of her son (= feels that there is no hope that he will improve) because he shows no interest in getting a job.They began to despair of ever finding (= to think they would never find) their way back through the forest.
DESPAIR
Meaning of DESPAIR in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012