Related Words for despair

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WordSyllablesCategories
desperation
xx/x
Noun, Noun
hopelessness
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Noun
despondency
x/xx
Noun
dejection
x/x
Noun
sadness
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Noun
sorrow
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Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
helplessness
/xx
Noun
pessimism
/xxx
Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
disillusion
xx/x
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
agony
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Noun
grief
/
Noun
apathy
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Noun
fear
/
Noun
bewilderment
x/xx
Noun
wretchedness
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Noun
loneliness
/xx
Noun
ennui
x/x
Noun
cynicism
/xxx
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
bleakness
/x
Noun
exasperation
xxx/x
Noun
anger
/x
Noun
desolation
xx/x
Noun
heartbreak
/x
Noun
gloom
/
Noun
panic
/x
Noun
powerlessness
/xxx
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
unhappiness
x/xx
Noun
dismay
x/
Noun
exultation
x//x
Noun
disgust
x/
Noun
elation
x/x
Noun
madness
/x
Noun
angst
/
Noun
darkness
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Noun
heartache
/x
Noun
rage
/
Noun
melancholy
/xxx
Noun
hopefulness
/xx
Noun
perplexity
x/xx
Noun
indifference
x/xx
Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
optimism
/xxx
Noun
lethargy
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Noun
bafflement
/xx
Noun
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
confusion
x/x
Noun
uncertainty
x/xx
Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
resentment
x/x
Noun
discontent
xx/
Noun
pity
/x
Noun
emptiness
/xx
Noun
abyss
x/
Noun
fury
/x
Noun
strife
/
Noun
complacency
x/xx
Noun
revulsion
x/x
Noun
indignation
xx/x
Noun
worthlessness
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Noun
dread
/
Noun
hatred
/x
Noun
incomprehension
xxx/x
Noun
fatalism
/xxx
Noun
indecision
xx/x
Noun
depravity
x/xx
Noun
alienation
xxx/x
Noun
turmoil
/x
Noun
abject
/x
Adjective
exhilaration
xxx/x
Noun
futility
x/xx
Noun
nihilism
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Noun
exhaustion
x/x
Noun
loathing
/x
Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
destitution
/xxx
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
devastation
xx/x
Noun
disquiet
x/x
Noun
melancholia
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Noun
insanity
x/xx
Noun
incredulity
xx/xx
Noun
humiliation
xxx/x
Noun
fearfulness
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Noun
disaffection
xx/x
Noun
jubilation
xx/x
Noun
euphoria
x/xx
Noun
jealousy
/xx
Noun
weariness
/xx
Noun
doom
/
Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
forsake
x/
Verb
disappoint
xx/
Verb
lose heart
//
Phrase, Verb
perish
/x
Verb
abandon
x/x
Verb
cease
/
Noun
delude
x/
Verb
fail
/
Verb
frustrate
/x
Verb
faint
/
Adjective
resign
x/
Verb
desert
/x
Noun
displease
x/
Verb
doubt
/
Noun
deplore
x/
Verb
succumb
x/
Verb
abdicate
/xx
Verb
falter
/x
Noun
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fall
/
Noun
discourage
x/x
Verb
demise
x/
Noun
expect
x/
Verb
outlook
/x
Noun
shame
/
Adjective
utter
/x
Adjective
inconsolable
xx/xx
Adjective
unmanly
x/x
Adjective
blackest
/x
Adjective
wail
/
Noun
numb
/
Adjective
verging
/x
Verb
groan
/
Noun
mock
/
Adjective
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
agronomic
x/xx
Adjective
aloneness
x/x
Noun
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
cry
/
Noun, Verb
depressed
x/
Adjective
disarray
xx/
Noun, Verb
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
haematological
/xx/xx
Adjective
help
/
Verb, Noun
hers
x
Adjective
honor
/x
Noun, Verb
hope
/
Noun, Verb
horror
/x
Noun
lard
/
Noun, Verb
leprosy
/xx
Noun
lonely
/x
Adjective
menopause
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Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
pain
/
Noun, Verb
plight
/
Noun, Verb
pride
/
Noun, Verb
quartered
/x
Verb
resignation
xx/x
Noun
rupture
/x
Noun, Verb
scandal
/x
Noun, Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
terror
/x
Noun
universe
/xx
Noun
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
worry
/x
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective