[{"word":"despair","phonetic":"/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/","audio":""},{"text":"/dɪˈspɛəɹ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/despair-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1676735","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"},{"definition":"That which causes despair.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which is despaired of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["desperation","despondency","hopelessness"],"antonyms":["hope"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to despair.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/despair"]}]