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  • 101Heartlessness — Heartless Heart less, a. 1. Without a heart. [1913 Webster] You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom. J. Webster. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent. [1913 Webster] Heartless they fought, and quitted soon… …

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  • 102Heartsick — Heart sick (h[aum]rt s[i^]k ), a. [AS. heortise[ o]c.] Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103despairing — adjective Date: 1589 given to, arising from, or marked by despair ; devoid of hope Synonyms: see despondent • despairingly adverb …

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  • 104desperate — adjective Etymology: Latin desperatus, past participle of desperare Date: 15th century 1. a. having lost hope < a desperate spirit crying for relief > b. giving no ground for hope < the outlook was desperate > 2 …

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  • 105despondency — noun Date: 1653 the state of being despondent ; dejection, hopelessness …

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  • 106heartsick — adjective Date: 1526 very despondent ; depressed • heartsickness noun …

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  • 107heavyhearted — adjective Date: 14th century despondent, saddened • heavyheartedly adverb • heavyheartedness noun …

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  • 108hopeless — adjective Date: 1534 1. a. having no expectation of good or success ; despairing b. not susceptible to remedy or cure c. incapable of redemption or improvement 2. a. giving no ground for hope ; desperate b. incapable of solution, management, or&#8230; …

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  • 109despond — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Latin despondēre, from de + spondēre to promise solemnly more at spouse Date: 1655 to become despondent II. noun Date: 1678 despondency …

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  • 110gloom — I. verb Etymology: Middle English gloumen Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent 2. to be or become overcast 3. to loom up dimly transitive verb to make dark, murky, or somber ; make gloomy II …

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