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(adj)
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
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Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
Unhappy; despondent.
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Causing disappointment.
(n)
Anything that depresses:
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
Alternative form of downhearted. [Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope]
Synonym of dispirited.
Alternative form of low-hearted. [Depressed, despondent, or dispirited]
Malevolent; cold and cruel.
A mood or display of despair.
(idiomatic) Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
Malevolent
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
Low-spirited; melancholy.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
(adv)
With the tail hanging limply.
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
spiritless or uncompassionate.
That deprives of vigour or courage; disheartening, dispiriting.
Alternative spelling of dispirited. [Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.]
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
Devoid of cheer; gloomy.
Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
Without sexual lust.
Disappointed; having lost belief or enthusiasm through bad experience.
(of a plant) Lacking in sap.
Deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc.
Having no variations in height.
A surname.
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
Without joy; unhappy, sad.
Absent-minded; distracted; being of less than sound mind; mentally despondent; touched.
Without spirit or courage.
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
joyless
(chiefly of animals) Accustomed to human contact.
Deprived of strength and vigor.
Alternative form of deadhearted. [spiritless or uncompassionate.]
Devoid of courage; fearful, cowardly.
Deprived of or showing a decrease in motivation.
Lacking inspiration; dull or dry.
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
Lacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
Without happiness or joy; unjoyful; sorrowful; sad.
(chiefly poetic) Devoid of sorrow.
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
Lacking inspiration.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
Without sport.
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(informal, idiomatic) Unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
inanimate; having no life
Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.
(idiomatic) Very tired and lacking energy or animation.
Alternative spelling of fainthearted. [Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.]
Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
Not spirited; lacking animation or liveliness.
Having insufficient oxygen.
Lacking zest; passionless, unenthusiastic.
Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
Without juice or sap.
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
Lacking a vision, lacking vision; uninspired.
Lying on its back.
(figurative) Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
(especially of a person) unfortunate.
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
faint-hearted
lacking courage
Doomed; without hope of recovery.
Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.
Following a state of depression (unhappy state of mind).
Weakened.
Lacking tone or expression.
Lacking strength or vigour.
Causing desolation.
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
Reduced to poverty.
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
Weakened; reduced to a powerless state.