How to say despair in Japanese

JLPTN1
絶望★【ぜつぼうzetsubou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • despair; hopelessness

Example Sentences

人生jinseiとはtoha絶望zetsubouであるdearu。 僕bokuはhaこうkou考えているkangaeteiru。
Life is despair, that's what I think.
絶望zetsubouしたshita彼kareはha自殺を図ったjisatsuwohakatta。
Despair drove him to attempt suicide.
母親hahaoyaのno顔kaoにni絶望zetsubouのno色iroがgaありありとariarito見えたmieta。
Despair was written on the mother's face.
彼女kanojoはha夫ottoがga亡くなってnakunatte絶望zetsubouしていたshiteita。
She was in despair when her husband died.
彼女kanojoはha絶望zetsubouのnoどん底donzokoにniあったatta。
She was in an abyss of despair.

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