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Esperanto
Etymology
From mal- (“opposite of”) + espero (“hope”).
Pronunciation
Noun
malespero (uncountable, accusative malesperon)
- despair
- 1906, Shakespeare, trans. Zamenhof, Hamleto, Reĝido de Danujo, Project Gutenberg transcription
Sed vidu, kiel forte malespero dispremis la patrinon vian- But, look, how strongly despair tears apart your mother
- Antonym: espero
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