vertwijfelen

Dutch

Etymology

From (rare) Middle Dutch vertwîvelen, most likely a calque of Middle High German verzwīveln (12th c., whence modern verzweifeln). By surface analysis, ver- +‎ twijfelen (“to doubt”).

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Verb

vertwijfelen

  1. to despair, to lose hope
    Synonym: wanhopen

Inflection

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