Despair
Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.
Usage example: the endless drought drove the farmers to despair
Sorrowfulness and despair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorrowfulness" instead a noun "Despair".
Sorrowfulness
Sorrowfulness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: with a sorrowfulness that can only be described as heart-wrenching, she read the elegy
Despair and sorrowfulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Sorrowfulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and despair
- sadness and sorrowfulness
- distress and despair
- distress and sorrowfulness
- melancholy and despair
- melancholy and sorrowfulness
- despondency and despair
- despondency and sorrowfulness
- dejection and despair
- dejection and sorrowfulness
- sorrow and despair
- sorrow and sorrowfulness
- depression and despair
- depression and sorrowfulness
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