The phrase "by despair" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to talk about something that has been caused by a feeling of despair, such as "She was driven to her breaking point by despair."
Damned by Despair Directed by Bijan Sheibani.
Countless Congolese have said they were driven to the polls by despair.
Among commentators on the right, the reaction has been less driven by despair than by anger.
He later said that he was "eaten up by despair and the shame of the defeat".
Four months after the fire, the area still seems contaminated by despair.
"He has injected a hopeful note into a conversation that's normally dominated by despair".
The Rutgers survey found most respondents' lives were corroded by despair.
Leclair, whose last years were clouded by despair and distrust, was murdered, possibly by his estranged wife.
For outsiders, meanwhile, large parts of the city are unsafe, even by day.Increasingly, the violence is also driven by despair.
Her autobiography, "Steeled by Despair, Motivated by Hope," leads the Chinese Amazon list of biographies of political figures.
A tough movie for hard times, "Loren Cass" is marked by despair, grunge, cultural collapse and spiritual dissolution.
