Rozpaczy

Rozpaczy is the genitive singular and locative singular form of the Polish noun rozpacz, which denotes extreme sadness or despair. Rozpacz is a feminine noun that refers to a state of intense emotional distress—often triggered by loss, misfortune, or trauma. Rozpaczy is used when the noun is in the genitive case or after certain prepositions.

In practice, rozpaczy appears after prepositions such as w (in) to mean “in despair”—for example, w rozpaczy. It also occurs after verbs or adjectives that require the genitive, for instance brak rozpaczy (lack of despair).

As a grammatical form, rozpaczy does not constitute a separate lexical item; it is a case form of rozpacz. The word is common in everyday language as well as in literature and journalism, where it often conveys sorrow, helplessness, or intense emotional distress.

In broader usage, rozpacz and its inflected forms appear in discussions of grief, psychology, and culture. The term is part of a family of expressions describing negative affect and is frequently found in poetic or dramatic contexts to heighten emotional intensity. See also rozpacz; rozpaczliwy; żałoba.