1. (noun) a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• desperation

1. (noun) a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• condition
• status

2. (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

• feeling

1. (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

• discouragement
• disheartenment
• dismay
• hopelessness
• pessimism
• resignation
• surrender

2. (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

• despond

1. (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

• desperate
• desperation
• desperation

1. (noun) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

• hope

2. (verb) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

• hope