| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪsˈpɛə*/ |
| Hyphenation | des·pair |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑺 |
| Danish | fortvivlelse |
|---|---|
| Dutch | vertwijfeling; wanhoop |
| Esperanto | malespero |
| Faeroese | vónloysi |
| French | désespoir |
| German | Verzweiflung |
| Latin | desperatio |
| Papiamento | desesperashon |
| Portuguese | desespero |
| Saterland Frisian | Fertwieuwelenge |
| Swedish | förtvivlan; misströstan |
| West Frisian | wanhope |