disperazione

despair

noun dees-peh-rah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin desperatio, from desperare (to lose hope).

Also means

desperation

Usage Note

Disperazione is feminine and uncountable in most uses; when counted, plural is disperazioni. The expression alla disperazione means 'driven to despair'. The adjective disperato (desperate) and verb disperare (to despair) share the same root.

Examples

"Ha urlato per la disperazione."

Natural Translation

She screamed out of despair.

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