отчаиваться

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Russian

Etymology

отча́яться (otčájatʹsja) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

отча́иваться (otčáivatʹsjaimpf (perfective отча́яться)

  1. to despair, to be in despair
  2. to not hope, to lose hope (of)
    отча́иваться спасти́ больно́гоotčáivatʹsja spastí bolʹnóvodespair of the patient's life
    я уже́ отча́ялся сно́ва уви́деть васja užé otčájalsja snóva uvídetʹ vasI didn't hope to see you again; I'd lost (all) hope of seeing you again

Conjugation