DESPAIR

• (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

  "they moaned in despair and dismay", "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"

• (noun) a state in which all hope is lost or absent

  "in the depths of despair", "they were rescued from despair at the last minute", "courage born of desperation"

  synonyms : desperation

• (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

  "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

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