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deaths of despair

deaths of despair is the plural of death of despair.

Meaning of death of despair

Noun

death of despair (plural deaths of despair)

  1. Death resulting from a disease of despair.
    • The economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton have called suicides as well as drug and alcohol-related deaths “deaths of despair.” Much of the conversation around deaths of despair has centered on middle-aged white Americans without college degrees, who have been dying in greater numbers. But the...2018 June 8, Sarah Zhang, “More Americans Are Dying By Suicide”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2018

Questions about deaths of despair

What is deaths of despair the plural of?
Deaths of despair is the plural of death of despair.

Words near deaths of despair in the dictionary

  1. deaths by a thousand cuts
  2. deaths by coconut
  3. deaths by cop
  4. deaths by misadventure
  5. deaths by PowerPoint
  6. deaths of despair
  7. deathscape
  8. deathscapes
  9. deathskull
  10. deathskulls
  11. deathsman

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