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dispair

/ˌdɪsˈpɛə(ɹ)/

dispair verb: to separate (a pair).

Verb

dispair (third-person singular simple present dispairs, present participle dispairing, simple past and past participle dispaired)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To separate (a pair).
    • Near-synonyms: unpair; decouple, uncouple
    • dispaired twins

Synonyms of dispair

Forms of dispair

third-person singular presentdispairs
present participledispairing
past participledispaired
pastdispaired

Origin of dispair

From dis- + pair.

Questions about dispair

What does dispair mean?
Dispair means to separate (a pair).
What part of speech is dispair?
Dispair is a verb.
How do you pronounce dispair?
Dispair is pronounced /ˌdɪsˈpɛə(ɹ)/.
What is the past tense of dispair?
The past tense of dispair is dispaired.

Words near dispair in the dictionary

  1. DISP
  2. dispace
  3. dispaced
  4. dispaces
  5. dispacing
  6. dispair
  7. dispaired
  8. dispairing
  9. dispairs
  10. dispalatalization
  11. dispand

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