despair
noun/dɪˈspɛr/
Frequency rank: #5,226 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a total loss of hope; a feeling that nothing will ever improve.
Example sentence
After losing his job and his home, he fell into complete despair.
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