Despair and Mourning

Despair

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.

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

Mourning noun - State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.

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Despair and mourning are semantically related in sorrow topic. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Mourning".

Nearby Words: mournful, mourn, mourned, mourner

deep	deep despair	deep mourning
great	great despair	great mourning
personal	personal despair	personal mourning
widespread	widespread despair	widespread mourning
Other adjectives: less, hidden, tearful.

In Breaking Dawn, after a long time in which Edward doesn't smile at all, his face expressing only despair and mourning, Jacob is the first person who makes him smile.

Source: Ho Yay / Literature
Despair: Nageki is a mourning dove, whose name means "lamentation" and is a very depressed freshman.

Source: Visual Novel / Hatoful Boyfriend
She seems to be related to memory and mourning, two somewhat more "positive" aspects of despair.

Source: Characters / The Sandman

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