dispair

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English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ pair.

Pronunciation

Verb

dispair (third-person singular simple present dispairs, present participle dispairing, simple past and past participle dispaired)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To separate (a pair).
    Hypernyms: disassociate, separate; split up, break up, break apart
    Near-synonyms: unpair; decouple, uncouple
    dispaired twins

Usage notes

Not to be confused with despair, a homophone or near-homophone.

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