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depression(noun, self-indulgence)
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dim view(noun, expression, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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discouragement(noun, despondency, pessimism, resignation, nihilism)
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docility(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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expectation of the worst(noun, expression, idiom, discouragement, despondency)
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giving in(noun, expression, surrender, yielding, despair)
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gloominess
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gloomy outlook(noun, expression, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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humbleness(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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humility(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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lack of confidence(noun, expression, idiom, discouragement, despondency)
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low spirits(noun, expression, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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malleability(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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meekness(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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misery(noun, self-indulgence)
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negative attitude(noun, expression, idiom, attitude)
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negative thinking(noun, expression, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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negativity(noun, hopelessness)
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nonresistance(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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obedience(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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