DISPIRITEDNESS Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

dispiritedness

noun

Definition of dispiritedness

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits experienced a period of general dispiritedness following the birth of her first child

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as in despair

the state of being discouraged the dispiritedness experienced by the losing team in the Super Bowl must be staggering

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Noun

Each new body part is tinged with a bit of pleasure, pushing up against the edges of my sadness and embracing it chummily.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt, telling the story of these Texan wildmen and their real-life moments of brilliance and hilarity, with revelations of profound sadness.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Definition of sadness

Noun

That sense of despair could be because the album captured the band in a state of crisis.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Rayan Cherki captured the sense of shock and despair among the France players on a day when their World Cup dream died, in a 2-0 defeat to Spain that was as emphatic as the scoreline suggests.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of despair

Noun

Its blockbuster antidepressant Prozac transformed the treatment of depression and fueled Lilly's last major sales boom before the GLP-1 explosion.

— Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Research shows that these students are more likely to have poorer physical health, higher rates of depression and lower GPAs than their peers.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of depression

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Incredibly, neither finalist was able to beat the Blue Sharks in 90 minutes of soccer – the nation also held Spain to a 0-0 draw in its opening group-stage fixture, much to the dismay of the above Spanish editor.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Even Athena, if that genuinely is whom Zendaya is playing, isn’t that helpful, mostly staring at Odysseus in mute dismay.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of dismay

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