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backing down(noun, surrender, yielding, despair)
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bad attitude(noun, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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dim view(noun, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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expectation of the worst(noun, idiom, discouragement, despondency)
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giving in(noun, surrender, yielding, despair)
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gloomy outlook(noun, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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lack of confidence(noun, idiom, discouragement, despondency)
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low spirits(noun, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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negative attitude(noun, idiom, attitude)
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negative thinking(noun, discouragement, despondency, pessimism)
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