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(n)
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
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Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
A lack of hope; despair.
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
A dire or unfortunate situation.
Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
The state of being helpless.
A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
(informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
The state or condition of being dispirited.
The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
(v)
(transitive, uncommon) To separate (a pair).
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
A general belief that bad things will happen.
(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
The state of being downcast or despondent.
Extreme pain.
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
The state of being bewildered.
An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.
The condition of being heartsick
A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
The state or quality of being desperate.
(adj)
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
The characteristic of being bleak.
The state or condition of being forsaken.
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
The feeling of not being happy.
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
A feeling of joy and pride.
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.
The state or quality of being pitiful.
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
The state or condition of being gloomy.
Violent uncontrolled anger.
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
The property of being hopeful.
The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
The state or quality of being perplexed.
The characteristic of being dreadful.
The state or condition of being loveless; lack of love.
The state of being indifferent.
the state or characteristic of being cheerless
Unhappiness or discontent.
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
(uncountable) The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
(uncountable) The state of being embittered
The state of being purposeless.
The failure to fulfill or perform something.
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
(uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
The state of being senseless; unsense.
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
The quality of being faithless.
(uncountable) The state of being bored.
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
(uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
The state of being disconsolate; gloom.
The state or feeling of being empty.
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
(frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
The quality of being fruitless.