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desperation
noun
(des-per-a-tion)
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Synonyms:
despair
,
Examples:
Courage born of desperation.
desperation
noun
(des-per-a-tion)
desperate recklessness
Examples:
It was a policy of desperation.
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desperation
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despair
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frustration
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hopelessness
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helplessness
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exasperation
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anguish
,
despondency
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desolation
,
misery
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distress
,
dismay
,
heartbreak
,
devastation
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menopause
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impatience
,
dejection
,
powerlessness
,
unhappiness
,
futility
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indifference
,
cowardice
,
disillusionment
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weariness
,
panic
,
discouragement
,
angst
,
agony
,
apathy
,
selfishness
,
indecision
,
wretchedness
,
anger
,
bewilderment
,
insecurity
,
ennui
,
emptiness
,
pessimism
,
despondence
,
urgency
,
wanhope
,
disgust
,
opportunism
,
bravado
,
fatalism
,
naivety
,
callousness
,
naivete
,
ruthlessness
,
desperateness
,
ambivalence
,
holy mother
,
disenchantment
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cynicism
,
madness
,
contrition
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irrationality
,
fearlessness
,
eagerness
,
stupidity
,
bitterness
,
disgruntlement
,
paranoia
,
heartlessness
,
nervousness
,
anxiousness
,
defiance
,
sympathy
,
lunacy
,
vindictiveness
,
inevitability
,
gamesmanship
,
absurdity
,
emotion
,
cowardliness
,
sadness
,
rootlessness
,
recklessness
,
emotional state
,
stubbornness
,
tentativeness
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arrogance
,
aggressiveness
,
swivet
,
depravity
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disinterest
,
discontentment
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timidness
,
sullenness
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neediness
,
hostility
,
fury
,
insincerity
,
rashness
,
remorse
,
unease
,
malevolence
,
ineptitude
,
meanness
,
precariousness
,
joylessness
,
desperation
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