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despair vs feeling

feeling vs despair

despair and feeling both are nouns.

despair is a verb but feeling is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
despair Yes No Yes No
feeling Yes No No No
As nouns, feeling is a hypernym of despair; that is, feeling is a word with a broader meaning than despair:
  • despair: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
  • feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
despair (noun) feeling (noun)
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well the experiencing of affective and emotional states
a state in which all hope is lost or absent an intuitive understanding of something
a physical sensation that you experience
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
despair (verb) feeling (verb)
abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
Difference between despair and feeling

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