sink into despair

to become depressed; to become completely discouraged. After facing the hopelessness of the future, Jean Paul sank into despair. Mary sank into despair upon learning of the death of her grandmother.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BoŽIdar	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Grwn	-	Welsh
Sumiko	soo-mee-ko	Japanese
Jacinthe	zha-SENT	French
Tariro	-	Southern African, Shona
Malte	MAHL-tə (German)	Danish, Swedish, German