as in despair
the state of being discouraged
our excusable disheartenment in the face of overwhelming odds against winning the game
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Noun
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Monday’s loss to the Celtics highlighted the despair in the state of the current Bulls frontcourt.—
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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But Wharton, unlike the characters in her novels, never seemed to give in to despair.—
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There is bafflement alongside the dismay.—
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My seven-year-old, the daredevil of the family, was just an inch or so off the height requirements for zip lining high above the Central Park neighborhood and the FlowRider surf simulator, much to her dismay.—
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“Disheartenment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disheartenment. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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