2
discouraged(adjective, hopeless)
2
disheartened(adjective, hopeless)
2
hard up(adjective, hopeless)
2
headstrong(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
2
heedless(wild, thoughtless, deed, negligent, irresponsible)
2
helpless(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, pessimistic)
2
hotheaded(adjective, passionate, careless, wild, cruel)
2
imperative
2
impossible(adjective, difficulty, pessimistic, unpromising, tragic)
2
imprudent(severe, harsh, wild, exceptional, thoughtless)
2
inattentive(wild, thoughtless, daring, negligent, carefree)
2
inconsolable(adjective, hopeless, hopelessness)
2
indiscreet(wild, thoughtless, deed, negligent, irresponsible)
2
insane(violent, violence, mad, vicious, fierce)
2
irremediable(adjective, hopeless)
2
life-threatening
2
madcap(adjective, wild, anxious, worried, thoughtless)
2
maniac(violent, mad, vicious, fierce, unreasonable)
2
maniacal(adjective, cruel, vicious, brutal, aggressive)
2
morose(adjective, hopeless)
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