отчаяться

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Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from от- (ot-) +‎ ча́ять (čájatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

Verb

отча́яться (otčájatʹsjapf (imperfective отча́иваться)

  1. to despair, to be in despair
  2. to not hope, to lose hope (of)
    отча́яться спасти́ больно́гоotčájatʹsja 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

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