絶望

ぜつぼう

despair; hopelessness

What does 絶望 mean?

絶望 is a Japanese noun meaning despair; hopelessness in English. It is written as 絶望 in kanji, ぜつぼう in hiragana, and zetsubou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はしばしば絶望感に襲われた。

I was often seized by despair.