Despair and Fright

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Despair

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.
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Fright and despair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fright" instead a noun "Despair".
Nearby Words: despairing, despairingly, despaired

Fright

Fright noun - Something unpleasant to look at.
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Despair and fright are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Fright".
Nearby Words: frighten, frightful, frightening, frightened, frightfully

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pure pure despair pure fright
sheer sheer despair sheer fright
severe severe despair severe fright
extreme extreme despair extreme fright
Other adjectives: final, less.

Both words in one sentence

  • And Taiki... Lord, poor Taiki had a shirei (protector beast) who lashed at others and hurt them out of despair and fright, and since nobody could see where the attacks came from they blamed them on Taiki and shunned him.
    Source: Deconstructed Trope / Anime and Manga
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