discouragement

as in despair
the state of being discouraged I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice

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“Discouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discouragement. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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