Collocations for despair - noun

black, deep
complete, total, utter

feel
fall into
He fell into despair over his failure as a husband.

drive sb to
a teenager driven to despair by the hypocrisy of the adult world

in despair
Robert shook his head in despair.

of despair
She let out a cry of despair.

with despair
He cried out with despair.

despair at, despair over
I felt despair at being deceived.
his despair over the loss of his wife

the depths of despair
When he became ill he sank to the depths of despair.

in a moment of despair
a feeling of despair, a sense of despair
I was overcome with a feeling of utter despair.