dispiritedness

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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
  • In scene after scene, my mother’s work showed her nuanced perceptions about human behavior and her generous, big hearted embrace of folly and foible, and, yes, sadness, too.
    Marisa Silver September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Fear and sadness are both core emotions.
    Juli Fraga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe there will come a time when Reid is comfortable publicly sharing stories about his sister and the despair the family has endured with her loss.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The depression trudged along at 2 mph with 35-mph winds, center officials said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Another parent, while grateful her daughter wasn't hurt, expressed dismay at the situation.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Cardinals punted, and Moore made a fair catch at the 6-yard line — to Shanahan’s dismay — and that pinned down the 49ers before the safety.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But even here, the ache of the lovers’ separation registers with only a muffled sense of melancholy.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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