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
Auguste (2)-German
Oliviaə-LIV-ee-ə (English), o-LEE-vyah (Italian, Spanish), o-LEE-vee-ah (German), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish)English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Davenport['dævənpɔ:t]
Rohesia-Medieval English (Latinized)
Shemu'el-Biblical Hebrew
Kalyan-Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu