noun
- plural of despairer; people who feel or express despair; those who have lost hope
Usage: relatively uncommon; more often expressed as 'people who despair' or 'those in despair'
Examples
- The despairers in the group struggled to see any positive outcome.
- Even among the despairers, a few found reasons to keep trying.
- The counselor worked with despairers to rebuild their sense of hope.
- History shows that despairers have sometimes been proven wrong by unexpected change.