de·spair

de·spair  intr.v. de·spaired, de·spair·ing, de·spairs 1. To lose all hope: despaired of reaching shore safely. 2. To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat. n. 1. Complete loss of hope. 2. One despaired of or causing despair:   Unevolved species are the despair of their evolutionary masters. Humpback whales off Maui, vertical in the water column, touching the tips of their pectoral fins.  "I love you." was the message I got from it.