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Est. 1828
Results for
'desperation'
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5155
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499
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156
Descriptive Words
72
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desperation
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despair
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Noun, Noun
hopelessness
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Noun
helplessness
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Noun
frustration
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Noun
urgency
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Noun
exasperation
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Noun
powerlessness
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Noun
loneliness
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Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
despondency
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Noun
dejection
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Noun
disgust
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Noun
destitution
/xxx
Noun
panic
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Noun
misery
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Noun
agony
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Noun
futility
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Noun
madness
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Noun
neediness
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Noun
opportunism
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Noun
disillusion
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Noun
apathy
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Noun
longing
/x
Noun
abject
/x
Adjective
hopefulness
/xx
Noun
desolation
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Noun
disinterest
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Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
impatience
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Noun
bewilderment
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Noun
cynicism
/xxx
Noun
elation
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Noun
defiance
x/x
Noun
insanity
x/xx
Noun
outrage
/x
Noun
heartbreak
/x
Noun
ineptitude
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Noun
sadness
/x
Noun
exhaustion
x/x
Noun
bravado
x/x
Noun
revulsion
x/x
Noun
paranoia
xx/x
Noun
greed
/
Noun
anger
/x
Noun
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
indifference
x/xx
Noun
selfishness
/xx
Noun
sense
/
Noun
stupidity
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Noun
bleakness
/x
Noun
alienation
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Noun
restlessness
/xx
Noun
ruthlessness
/xx
Noun
insecurity
xx/xx
Noun
naivety
xxxx
Noun
lunacy
/xx
Noun
wistfulness
/xx
Noun
indecision
xx/x
Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
recklessness
/xx
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
petulance
/xx
Noun
betrayal
x/x
Noun
lust
/
Noun
humiliation
xxx/x
Noun
depravity
x/xx
Noun
excitement
x/x
Noun
eagerness
/xx
Noun
fear
/
Noun
exhilaration
xxx/x
Noun
angst
/
Noun
dismay
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Noun
worthlessness
/xx
Noun
intimidation
xxx/x
Noun
ennui
x/x
Noun
fury
/x
Noun
idiocy
/xxx
Noun
irrationality
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Noun
sympathy
/xx
Noun
embarrassment
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Noun
hunger
/x
Noun
frantic
/x
Adjective
incredulity
xx/xx
Noun
disaffection
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Noun
optimism
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Noun
cowardice
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Noun
brutality
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Noun
indignation
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Noun
arrogance
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Noun
discontent
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Noun
ambition
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Noun
confusion
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Noun
laziness
/xx
Noun
exuberance
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Noun
fatalism
/xxx
Noun
irresponsibility
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Noun
rage
/
Noun
hysteria
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Noun
pessimism
/xxx
Noun
inadequacy
x/xxx
Noun
viciousness
/xx
Noun
unhappiness
x/xx
Noun
loathing
/x
Noun
uselessness
/xx
Noun
absurdity
x/xx
Noun
hardship
/x
Noun
disdain
x/
Noun
chaos
/x
Noun
cruelty
/x
Noun
unease
x/
Noun
pathos
/x
Noun
naivete
xxx/
Noun
nowhere
/x
Adverb
insincerity
xx/xx
Noun
terror
/x
Noun
unbridled
x/x
Adjective
wretchedness
/xx
Noun
emptiness
/xx
Noun
crisis
/x
Noun
abandonment
x/xx
Noun
distress
x/
Noun
forsaking
x/x
Verb
forlorn hope
x//
Phrase, Noun
slough of despond
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Phrase, Noun
struggling
/xx
Verb
despising
x/x
Verb
regretting
x/x
Verb
disbelief
xx/
Noun
decline
x/
Noun
impoverishment
x/xx
Noun
need
/
Noun
bemoaning
x/x
Verb
insulting
x/x
Adjective
exercise in futility
/xxxx/xx
Phrase, Noun
goaded
/x
Verb
wad
/
Verb
nerved
/
Verb
sheer
/
Adjective
unquiet
x/x
Adjective
quiet
/x
Adjective
undertone
/xx
Noun
utter
/x
Adjective
maddened
/x
Verb
contentment
x/x
Noun
devastation
xx/x
Noun
ecstasy
/xx
Noun, Verb
happiness
/xx
Noun
horror
/x
Noun
menopause
/xx
Noun
passion
/x
Noun, Verb
perplexity
x/xx
Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
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