desespero

See also: desesperó

Catalan

Verb

desespero

first-person singular present indicative of desesperar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desesperar.

Alternative forms

desespêro (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.zisˈpe.ɾu/, /de.zesˈpe.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ziʃˈpe.ɾu/, /de.zeʃˈpe.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zesˈpe.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɨʃˈpe.ɾu/

Rhymes: -eɾu
Hyphenation: de‧ses‧pe‧ro

Noun

desespero m (plural desesperos)

despair (loss of hope)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.zisˈpɛ.ɾu/, /de.zesˈpɛ.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ziʃˈpɛ.ɾu/, /de.zeʃˈpɛ.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zesˈpɛ.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɨʃˈpɛ.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ɛɾu
Hyphenation: de‧ses‧pe‧ro

Verb

desespero

first-person singular present indicative of desesperar

Further reading

“desespero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“desespero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desesˈpeɾo/ [d̪e.sesˈpe.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: de‧ses‧pe‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desesperar.

Noun

desespero m (uncountable)

despair (loss of hope)
Synonym: desesperación

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

desespero

first-person singular present indicative of desesperar

Further reading

“desespero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025