Meaning of the word despairingly in English

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despairingly

US /dɪˈsper.ɪŋ.li/
UK /dɪˈsper.ɪŋ.li/

Adverb

1.

showing that you feel that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation:

Example:
He rubbed his hand despairingly over his face.
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