respair

English

Noun

respair (plural respairs) (obsolete)

1. Fresh hope; recovery from despair.

Verb

respair (third-person singular simple present respairs, present participle respairing, simple past and past participle respaired) (obsolete)

1. To recover from despair.

Further reading

• The Joy of Reclaiming Long-Lost Positive Words\
• Nancy Friedman Word of the Week
• Oxford English Dictionary, respair noun
• Oxford English Dictionary, respair verb