Despair
Doldrums
Doldrums noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: the team had been in the doldrums ever since losing the championship
Despair and doldrums are semantically related in depression topic. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Doldrums".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and despair
- sadness and doldrums
- melancholy and despair
- melancholy and doldrums
- malaise and despair
- malaise and doldrums
- despondency and despair
- despondency and doldrums
- dejection and despair
- dejection and doldrums
- sorrow and despair
- sorrow and doldrums
- depression and despair
- depression and doldrums
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Doldrums and Despair. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despair/doldrums
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