Also means
desperation
Usage Note
Verzweiflung is despair, the loss of all hope, from verzweifeln (to despair) and ultimately Zweifel (doubt). One acts aus Verzweiflung (out of desperation) or is zur Verzweiflung getrieben.
Examples
"In ihrer Verzweiflung wandte sie sich an die Polizei."
Natural Translation
In her despair she turned to the police.
Literal Translation
In her despair turned she herself to the police.
Related Words
- Abgestumpftheit emotional numbness, blunted sensitivity
- Abneigung aversion, dislike, antipathy
- Anmut grace, gracefulness, charm
- Aufgewühltheit emotional turmoil, being churned up
- Bangigkeit anxiety, apprehension, fearful unease
- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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