Desperation and Delight

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Desperation noun - Utter loss of hope.

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Delight is an antonym for desperation in hopelessness topic.

Nearby Words: desperate, desperately

Delight noun - A source of great satisfaction.

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Desperation is an antonym for delight.

pure	pure desperation	pure delight
special	special desperation	special delight
complete	complete desperation	complete delight
certain	certain desperation	certain delight
Other adjectives: utter, sheer, obvious, wild, simple, petty, extreme, absolute, new, hidden, strange.

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