Despair and Suffering

Despair

Despair noun - Utter loss of hope.

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

Suffering noun - Feelings of mental or physical pain.

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Despair and suffering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despair" instead a noun "Suffering".

Nearby Words: suffer, sufferance, suffered, sufferer

emotional	emotional despair	emotional suffering
human	human despair	human suffering
pure	pure despair	pure suffering
original	original despair	original suffering
Other adjectives: true, real, constant, severe, massive, collective, extreme, great, intense, abject, personal, incredible, widespread, less, further, greater, maximum, magical.

Their quest to reach Hell is more metaphorical than most, as it seems to revolve around embracing suffering and despair rather than reaching a physical location.

Source: Hell Seeker
Upon becoming the ruler of Neo Arcadia, he strives upon bringing suffering and despair to its citizens with his iron-fist rule, to take revenge on them because of what they've done to him.

Source: Dystopia Justifies the Means
The book is gray and filled with extremely depressing imagery, and the setting is established on suffering and despair.

Source: Tabletop Game / Wraith: The Oblivion

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