| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| despair | (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | - |
| despatch | (verb) send away towards a designated goal | Synonyms: dispatch, send off |
| despise | (verb) look down on with disdain | Synonyms: contemn, disdain, scorn |
| despoil | (verb) destroy and strip of its possession | Synonyms: plunder, rape, spoil, violate |
| (verb) steal goods; take as spoils | Synonyms: foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip | |
| despond | (verb) lose confidence or hope; become dejected | - |