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Synonyms & Antonyms of desperation
utter loss of hope
- during the famine her desperation drove her to do things she wouldn't have normally considered
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- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- glee,
- gleefulness,
- jollity,
- joviality,
- lightheartedness,
- merriment,
- mirth,
- mirthfulness
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“Desperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperation. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of desperation was in the 14th century
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