Despair and Nostalgia

Despair

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.

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

Nostalgia noun - Longing for something past.

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Despair and nostalgia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Nostalgia".

Nearby Word: nostalgic

old	old despair	old nostalgia
good	good despair	good nostalgia
true	true despair	true nostalgia
sheer	sheer despair	sheer nostalgia
Other adjectives: simple, real, constant, extreme, personal.

In The Nostalgia Critic, both Tamara and Doug have said that they really love acting and writing Abusive Parents Aunt Despair and Uncle Lies.

Source: Creator's Favorite
The Nostalgia Chick pointed out that this is all very important build-up for Pollyanna's crippling accident and Despair Event Horizon, as well as Aunt Polly's HeelFace Turn.

Source: Literature / Pollyanna
The Nostalgia Critic is usually pretty good with character continuity, but in the Signs review, he dismissively calls Shyamalon's character "Ma-Ti", when Ma-Ti's death in Suburban Knights was a Despair Event Horizon for him that led into a sadder year and To Boldly Flee.

Source: Series Continuity Error

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