drive to despair



drive someone to despair

Fig. to depress someone; to frustrate someone. Sometimes raising an infant drives me to despair! The recent problems drove her to despair.
See also: despair, drive

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Peppi-Italian
Mot-Near Eastern Mythology
XanderKSAHN-dər (Dutch), ZAN-dər (English)Dutch, English (Modern)
Gautier-French
Amnon-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
EmÁNuel-Hungarian