desesperación

Definitions of desesperación
  1. noun
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
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    antonyms:
    esperanza
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
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    resignación
    acceptance of despair
    desaliento
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    catastrofismo, pesimismo
    the feeling that things will turn out badly
    derrotismo
    acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
    cinismo
    a cynical feeling of distrust
    type of:
    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    synonyms: desesperanza
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    type of:
    circunstancias, condiciones, condición, estado, estatus, situación, status
    a state at a particular time
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