As a noun, respair means “the return of hope after a period of despair.” As a verb, respair means “to have hope again.” Although both forms are rare and obsolete, they seem ripe for reviving. Respair is among dozens of uplifting terms collected in...
T.H. White’s The Once and Future King offers excellent advice about how to fight off despair: learn something. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Learning Fights Off Despair” You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about...

