deep despair

collocation in English

meaningsofdeepanddespair

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deep
adjective
uk
/diːp/us
/diːp/
going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being of a particular distance from the top to ...
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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 ofdeepanddespairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeep despair

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Thedeepdespairand terror that this sense of absence can engender may be compounded by the neglect of those around the person.
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Their elected representatives, officers and members of bodies representing industry and commerce in those regions must be indeepdespair.
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She is not an economic migrant but a fellow human being indeepdespair.
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It is not surprising that farmers are indeepdespair.
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Although there wasdeepdespairin their hearts there was still in their eyes the light of hope and the courage of battle.
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Many of my constituents are indeepdespair.
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The devastation is immense and the people are indeepdespair.
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When the news broke, the mood in the new town was one ofdeepdespairand utter disbelief.
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There isdeepdespairin my constituency.
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Nacoochee, indeepdespairand grieving for her lost love, leaped over the edge to her own death.
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Finder's skills in music were such that his songs transcended mere music, inspiring others to great works, renewed vigor ordeepdespair.
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