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give up(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, lose)
4
lose heart(verb, idiom, drop, destroy)
4
give way(verb, phrasal verb, drop, destroy)
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be dejected(idiom, sulk, dejection, hopelessness)
2
give up hope(verb, idiom, drop, abandon)
2
lose hope(verb, drop, abandon, yield)
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plumb the depths(verb, idiom, drop, abandon)
2
yield to despair(idiom, hopelessness)
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agonize over(verb, consider, worry, fret)
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chafe inwardly(verb, consider, worry, fret)
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conk out(verb, break, fail, weaken)
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die on vine(verb, idiom, break, fail)
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dwell upon(verb, consider, worry, fret)
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fag out(verb, break, fail, weaken)
1
fizzle out(verb, break, fail, weaken)
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go soft(verb, break, fail, weaken)
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go to pieces(idiom, break, fail, weaken)
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have heavy heart(verb, idiom, drop, destroy)
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hell upon earth(idiom, pain, adversity)
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hit rock bottom
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