Despair

[n] the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
[n] a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
[v] abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

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Synonyms

desperation

Antonyms

hope, hope

Related Terms

abandon, abandon hope, acedia, aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, apathy, bale, become suicidal, bitterness, blank despondency, bleeding heart, broken heart, cave of despair, cave of Trophonius, crushing, death wish, dejectedness, dejection, dep