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despondency

dɪˈspɒnd(ə)nsi

noun

low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

an air of despondency

disheartenment,discouragement,dispiritedness,downheartedness,low spirits,hopelessness,despair,wretchedness,melancholy,gloom,gloominess,glumness,melancholia,misery,depression,desolation,disappointment,dolefulness,dejection,sorrow,sadness,grief,distress,unhappiness,defeatism,pessimism,the doldrums,the blues,heartache

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despairs

dɪˈspɛː

noun

the complete loss or absence of hope.

a voice full of self-hatred and despair

hopelessness,desperation,distress,anguish,pain,unhappiness,dejection,depression,despondency,disconsolateness,gloom,melancholy,melancholia,misery,wretchedness,disheartenment,discouragement,resignedness,forlornness,defeatism,pessimism

verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

lose hope,give up hope,abandon hope,give up,lose heart,be discouraged,be despondent,be demoralized,resign oneself,throw in the towel/sponge,quit,surrender,be pessimistic,look on the black side,despond,hopeless,desperate,anguished,distressed,broken-hearted,heartbroken,grief-stricken,inconsolable,sorrowing,suicidal,in despair,dejected,depressed,despondent,disconsolate,gloomy,melancholy,miserable,wretched,desolate,forlorn,disheartened,discouraged,demoralized,devastated,downcast,resigned,defeatist,pessimistic,dolorous

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despair

dɪˈspɛː

noun

the complete loss or absence of hope.

a voice full of self-hatred and despair

hopelessness,desperation,distress,anguish,pain,unhappiness,dejection,depression,despondency,disconsolateness,gloom,melancholy,melancholia,misery,wretchedness,disheartenment,discouragement,resignedness,forlornness,defeatism,pessimism

verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

lose hope,give up hope,abandon hope,give up,lose heart,be discouraged,be despondent,be demoralized,resign oneself,throw in the towel/sponge,quit,surrender,be pessimistic,look on the black side,despond,hopeless,desperate,anguished,distressed,broken-hearted,heartbroken,grief-stricken,inconsolable,sorrowing,suicidal,in despair,dejected,depressed,despondent,disconsolate,gloomy,melancholy,miserable,wretched,desolate,forlorn,disheartened,discouraged,demoralized,devastated,downcast,resigned,defeatist,pessimistic,dolorous

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depressions

dɪˈprɛʃ(ə)n

noun

feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

melancholy,misery,sadness,unhappiness,sorrow,woe,gloom,gloominess,dejection,downheartedness,despondency,dispiritedness,low spirits,heavy-heartedness,moroseness,discouragement,despair,desolation,dolefulness,moodiness,pessimism,hopelessness,the slough of despond,upset,tearfulness,the dumps,the doldrums,the blues,one’s black dog,a low,the blahs,a funk,a blue funk,the mopes,clinical depression,endogenous depression,reactive depression,postnatal depression,dysthymia,melancholia,dolour,the megrims,mopery,disconsolateness,disconsolation

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depression

dɪˈprɛʃ(ə)n

noun

feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

melancholy,misery,sadness,unhappiness,sorrow,woe,gloom,gloominess,dejection,downheartedness,despondency,dispiritedness,low spirits,heavy-heartedness,moroseness,discouragement,despair,desolation,dolefulness,moodiness,pessimism,hopelessness,the slough of despond,upset,tearfulness,the dumps,the doldrums,the blues,one’s black dog,a low,the blahs,a funk,a blue funk,the mopes,clinical depression,endogenous depression,reactive depression,postnatal depression,dysthymia,melancholia,dolour,the megrims,mopery,disconsolateness,disconsolation

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