Despair and Funk

Despair

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.

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

Funk noun - A strong unpleasant smell.

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Despair and funk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Funk".

Nearby Words: funky, funking, funked

old	old despair	old funk
pure	pure despair	pure funk
complete	complete despair	complete funk
sheer	sheer despair	sheer funk
Other adjectives: deep, hard, existential, suicidal.

Despair Event Horizon: If a l'Cie descends too close to this point, they conjure an Eidolon subconsciously to either snap them out of their funk or kill them off quickly.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XIII
S/he goes into a Despair Event Horizon after of the death of her pet spider-wolf and gets over this funk by getting her/himself pregnant.

Source: Imperiled in Pregnancy
It's so bad that it borders on Despair Event Horizon-crossing, until Alter Ego snaps out of his funk by mixing his essence with Owada's soul and he becomes a new personality called Ishida.

Source: Heroic BSOD / Video Games

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