Utter lack of hope

• hopelessness

  1. The lack of hope; despair

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  1. The lack of hope; despair

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• despondence

  1. Despondency.
  2. The state of being downcast or despondent.

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  1. Despondency.
  2. The state of being downcast or despondent.

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• despond

  1. Despondency:

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  1. Despondency:

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• desperation

  1. The condition of being desperate.
  2. Recklessness resulting from despair
  3. Recklessness arising from despair.

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  1. The condition of being desperate.
  2. Recklessness resulting from despair
  3. Recklessness arising from despair.

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• desperateness

  1. The state or quality of being desperate.

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  1. The state or quality of being desperate.

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• despair

  1. One despaired of or causing despair:
  2. A person or thing causing despair
  3. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

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  1. One despaired of or causing despair:
  2. A person or thing causing despair
  3. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

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A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits

• unhappiness

  1. The feeling of not being happy

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  1. The feeling of not being happy

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• sadness

  1. (Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  2. (Countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  2. (Countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

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• mournfulness

  1. The property of being mournful.

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  1. The property of being mournful.

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• mope

  1. Low spirits
  2. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
  3. Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.

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  1. Low spirits
  2. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
  3. Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.

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• melancholy

  1. The condition of having, or the disorder supposed to result from having, too much black bile
  2. (Obs.) Black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of the body, to come from the spleen or kidneys, and to cause gloominess, irritability, or depression
  3. Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom.

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  1. The condition of having, or the disorder supposed to result from having, too much black bile
  2. (Obs.) Black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of the body, to come from the spleen or kidneys, and to cause gloominess, irritability, or depression
  3. Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom.

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• heavy-heartedness

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• glumness

  1. The emotion of being glum.

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  1. The emotion of being glum.

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• gloom

  1. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.

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  1. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.

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• funk

  1. A state of severe depression.
  2. A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
  3. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.

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  1. A state of severe depression.
  2. A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
  3. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.

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• dysphoria

  1. (Psychol.) A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
  2. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.

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  1. (Psychol.) A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
  2. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.

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• dumps

  1. Plural form of dump
  2. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the :

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  1. Plural form of dump
  2. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the :

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• downheartedness

  1. The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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  1. The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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• dolefulness

  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

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  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

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• doldrums

  1. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
  2. Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
  3. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.

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  1. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
  2. Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
  3. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.

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• despondence

  1. Despondency.
  2. The state of being downcast or despondent.

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  1. Despondency.
  2. The state of being downcast or despondent.

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• depression

  1. A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
  2. A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness.
  3. A reduction in physiological vigor or activity:

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  1. A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
  2. A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness.
  3. A reduction in physiological vigor or activity:

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• dejection

  1. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.
  2. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  3. Lowness of spirits; depression

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  1. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.
  2. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  3. Lowness of spirits; depression

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• blues

  1. The form of jazz and popular music that evolved from this
  2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:
  3. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.

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  1. The form of jazz and popular music that evolved from this
  2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:
  3. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.

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