Boredom and Despair

Boredom

Boredom noun - The state of being bored.

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Despair and boredom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Boredom".

Nearby Word: bored

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.

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Boredom and despair are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boredom" instead a noun "Despair".

emotional	emotional boredom	emotional despair
human	human boredom	human despair
old	old boredom	old despair
pure	pure boredom	pure despair
Other adjectives: complete, utter, total, sheer, simple, severe, massive, extreme, great, intense, abject, absolute, potential, continual, continued, incredible, general.

Oh, and it's also heavily hinted that he's slowly dying anyway, from a combination of boredom and despair about what humanity's become.

Source: Hopeless War
In Judge Dredd, a combination of an oppressive Police State government, mass unemployment, and chronic overcrowding lead millions of people to simply freak out and turn to crime out of boredom and/or despair.

Source: Inherent in the System

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