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diseases of despair

diseases of despair is the plural of disease of despair.

Meaning of disease of despair

Noun

disease of despair (plural diseases of despair)

  1. A behavior-related medical condition among those who experience despair, caused by the feeling that their long-term social or economic outlook is bleak.

Questions about diseases of despair

What is diseases of despair the plural of?
Diseases of despair is the plural of disease of despair.

Words near diseases of despair in the dictionary

  1. diseaselessness
  2. diseaselike
  3. diseasement
  4. diseasements
  5. diseases
  6. diseases of despair
  7. diseaseth
  8. diseasing
  9. diseasome
  10. diseasomes
  11. diseconomies

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