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despond: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

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despair collapse: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

death wish collapse

low spirits collapse: a state of mild depression

touch bottom collapse

despondency collapse: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

pessimism collapse: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things; the feeling that things will turn out badly

mope collapse: be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed; move around slowly and aimlessly

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

hopelessness collapse: the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

brood collapse: the young of an animal cared for at one time; sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"; think moodily or anxiously about something; hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

give up collapse: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"

lowness collapse: a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"; the condition of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"

dejection collapse: a state of melancholy depression

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

droop collapse: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

downer collapse

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