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desesperanza

hopelessness

noun deh-ses-peh-RAHN-sah Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

despair

Usage Note

Desesperanza is more literary and sustained than desesperación, which implies a momentary frenzy of despair. Desesperanza suggests a settled loss of hope, closer to English 'despondency'. The adjective desesperanzador ('disheartening') and the verb desesperanzar derive from the same root.

Examples

"La crisis dejó una profunda desesperanza en la población."

Natural Translation

The crisis left a deep hopelessness in the population.

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