desesperación
/desespeɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
despair
😰 des- (without) + esperar (to hope) = hope gone, desperation
Spanish des- means undoing or without, and esperar means to hope or wait. Desesperación is the state of hope undone. English desperation comes from the same Latin root: de- (away) + sperare (to hope).