| Part of speech | unknown part of speech |
|---|
| Danish | fortvivle |
|---|---|
| Dutch | vertwijfelen; wanhopen; despereren |
| English | despair |
| French | désespérer |
| German | verzweifeln |
| Latin | desperare |
| Papiamento | desesperá |
| Portuguese | desesperar; perder a esperança |
| Swedish | misströsta |
| West Frisian | wanhoopje |