melancholy

downhearted

daʊnˈhɑːtɪd

adjective

discouraged; in low spirits.

fans must not be downhearted even though we lost

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downbeat

ˈdaʊnbiːt

adjective

pessimistic or gloomy.

the assessment of the UK’s economic prospects is downbeat

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noun

an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

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dolours

ˈdɒlə

noun

a state of great sorrow or distress.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour

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dolour

ˈdɒlə

noun

a state of great sorrow or distress.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour

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dolorous

ˈdɒl(ə)rəs

adjective

feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity

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dolor

ˈdɒlə

noun

a state of great sorrow or distress.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour

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doleful

ˈdəʊlfʊl
ˈdəʊlf(ə)l

adjective

expressing sorrow; mournful.

a doleful look

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doldrums

ˈdɒldrəmz

noun

a state or period of stagnation or depression.

the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years

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disconsolate

dɪsˈkɒns(ə)lət

adjective

very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

she left Fritz looking disconsolate

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despondent

dɪˈspɒnd(ə)nt

adjective

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

she grew more and more despondent

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despondency

dɪˈspɒnd(ə)nsi

noun

low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

an air of despondency

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despairs

dɪˈspɛː

noun

the complete loss or absence of hope.

a voice full of self-hatred and despair

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verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

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despaired

dɪˈspɛː

verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

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despair

dɪˈspɛː

noun

the complete loss or absence of hope.

a voice full of self-hatred and despair

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verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

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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

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depressing

dɪˈprɛsɪŋ

adjective

causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.

that thought is too depressing for words

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depressed

dɪˈprɛst

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

she felt lonely and depressed

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dejection

dɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n

noun

a sad and depressed state; low spirits.

he was slumped in deep dejection

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dejected

dɪˈdʒɛktɪd

adjective

sad and depressed; dispirited.

he stood in the street looking dejected

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brokenhearted

ˌbrəʊk(ə)nˈhɑːtɪd

adjective

overwhelmed by grief or disappointment.

the woman they left behind is broken-hearted

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alow

/əˈloʊ/

adverb

Below; downward.

cries came from alow and aloft

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