etsimen

iz.

1. disillusion, disappointment, disenchantment, discouragement; \etsimenan egon to be disappointed

2.

a. despair, desperation, hopelessness; \etsimenaren \etsimenez egin zuen he did it out of sheer desperation

b. ( goibeltasuna ) despair, resignation; -(r)i \etsimen eman i. ( gaisotua, eria ) to give up hope for, declare past recovery ii. ( plana, e.a. ) to give up as a lost cause