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43 entries under despondency topic. ×

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pessimism(noun, hopelessness, discouragement, resignation)
3
hopelessness(noun, hopelessness, discouragement, pessimism)
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cynicism(noun, discouragement, pessimism, resignation)
2
negativism(noun, discouragement, pessimism, resignation)
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acquiescence(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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appeasement(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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assent(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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backing down(noun, expression, surrender, yielding, despair)
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bad attitude(noun, expression, discouragement, pessimism)
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bowing(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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capitulation(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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compliance(noun, surrender, yielding, despair)
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cringing(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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deference(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
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dim view(noun, expression, discouragement, pessimism)
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discouragement(noun, 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)
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giving in(noun, expression, surrender, yielding, despair)
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gloomy outlook(noun, expression, discouragement, pessimism)
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