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Despair

//dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "despair" (104 found)

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Informal (7)

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(2 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

hit rock bottom

General use (97)

Noun, verb(11 words)

yield abandon distress surrender falter worry sloth renounce grief gloom despond

Noun(41 words)

extremity malaise bitterness apathy resignation sadness oppression dejection desolation infelicity lowness agony acedia hopelessness melancholia bleeding heart pessimism desperation heartlessness wretchedness

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Name, noun, verb(4 words)

pain anguish bale mourning

Name, noun(2 words)

depression prostration

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

quit droop brood crushing

Adj, noun(1 words)

Verb(6 words)

give way resign relinquish languish touch bottom lose heart

Adj, intj, noun(1 words)

Adv, intj, noun(1 words)

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despair of give up hope lose hope sink into despair yield to despair

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