Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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despair | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pessimism | Yes | No | No | No |
despair (noun) | pessimism (noun) |
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the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well | a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things |
a state in which all hope is lost or absent | the feeling that things will turn out badly |
despair (verb) | pessimism (verb) |
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abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart |