absolute despair
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabsoluteanddespair
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absolute
adjective
uk/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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despair
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈspeər/us/dɪˈsper/
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteanddespairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These men have had these promises held out to them for many years past, and they are in a condition ofabsolutedespair.
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Are they not inabsolutedespairabout it?
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It is when they are inabsolutedespairthat they go from one to the other.
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The uncertainty that is prevalent is driving them toabsolutedespair.
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In fact, he concluded his speech on a note ofabsolutedespair.
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During that time the price of oats was falling steadily and continuously and the feeling among the farmers was one ofabsolutedespair.
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That is merely a policy of sheer negation andabsolutedespair.
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There is disillusionment, and we must stop this trend before that disillusionment becomesabsolutedespair.
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Many a man has been so completely disheartened by having to save in order to pay off a medical bill that he almost gives it up inabsolutedespair.
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That does not take into account the degradation and feeling ofabsolutedespairand despondency of the people in an area which has suffered so much.
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It is, of course, based upon a policy which acts prudently and patiently in certain circumstances and prevents the complete collapse of the system intoabsolutedespairand destruction.
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There'sabsolutedespairin the community.
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