55 entries under despair topic. ×

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despondency(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
16
depression(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
16
misery(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
13
hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
13
melancholy(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
12
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
11
anguish(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, depression)
10
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
10
distress(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
9
gloom(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
7
discouragement(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
7
desolation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
7
desperateness(noun, hope, despondency)
7
wretchedness(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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trouble(noun, upset, worry, distress, anxiety)
6
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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despond(noun, hope, despondency)
5
forlornness(noun, depression, misery, desolation)
5
gloominess(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
4
bleakness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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