despondency
71pessimism — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, anxiety, apprehension, blank despondency, cliff hanging, cynicism, death wish, defeatism, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency, despondentness, discouragement,… …
72depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… …
73doldrums — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. lull, calm; depression, despondency, dejection; blues, dumps. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. listlessness, depression, *blahs, malaise, boredom, *blues, *dumps, *blue funk, slump, torpor, tedium …
74gloom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dejection, sadness, dole fulness, melancholy; shadow, shade, dimness, darkness, obscurity; pessimism. Ant., cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Heavy shade] Syn. shadow, murk, dimness, dark; see… …
75grief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. distress, bereavement, sorrow, dolor; affliction, disaster, trouble, tribulation. See pain, dejection, failure. Ant., happiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental distress] Syn. sorrow, sadness, regret,… …
76hopelessness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of hope Nouns 1. hopelessness, futility, impossibility; despair, desperation; despondency, dejection; pessimism, Weltschmerz; hope deferred, dashed hopes; vain expectation, disappointment. Slang,… …
77melancholy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dejected, dispirited, sad, depressed, blue (inf.). See dejection. Ant., happy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sad; said of persons ] Syn. depressed, unhappy, dispirited; see sad 1 . 2. [Depressing; said …
78dumps — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. despondency, dejection, despair; see desperation 1 , gloom 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. blues, depression, blahs, doldrums. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits: blues,… …
79funk — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fear] Syn. fright, alarm, panic; see fear 1 . 2. [Depression] Syn. gloom, despondency, dejection, blue funk*; see depression 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. depression, blues, blue funk, melancholy, doldrums. III (Roget …
80despondence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Utter lack of hope: despair, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondency, hopelessness. See HOPE. 2. A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits: blues, dejection, depression, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness …
