絶望ぜつぼう Common Noun Irregular Intransitive Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verbnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' despair;hopelessness 私はしばしば絶望感に襲われた。 I was often seized by despair.