7
desperation(noun, hope, despair, despondency)
6
despair(noun, hope, despondency, desperation)
5
despondency(noun, hope, despair, desperation)
4
hopelessness(noun, hope, despair, despondency, desperation)
3
despond(noun, sadness, hope, unhappiness, despair)
3
despondence(noun, sadness, hope, despair, despondency)
1
acedia
1
apathy
1
carelessness
1
dejection(noun, despair, despondency, desperation)
1
depression(noun, despair, despondency, desperation)
1
desperate
1
discouragement(noun, despair, despondency, desperation)
1
dismay
1
fury
1
gloom(noun, despair, despondency, desperation)
1
haste
1
hastiness
1
hostility
1
no way
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