Despair
Intoxication
Intoxication noun - A state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.
Usage example: the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love
Despair is an antonym for intoxication.
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Intoxication and Despair. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despair/intoxication
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