绝望

Traditional form:

絕望

Pinyin (reading):

juéwàng

Definitions:

• to despair
• to give up all hope
• desperate
• desperation

Characters:

• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to

Traditional characters:

• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to