pit of despair
pit of despair noun: a feeling of utter dread and that there is absolutely nothing that can be done to improve the situation.
Noun
pit of despair (plural pits of despair)
- A feeling of utter dread and that there is absolutely nothing that can be done to improve the situation.
- He threw behind him the implements of his profession, he walked melancholy home, reflecting on the opportunity he had lost, which threw him into the pit of despair.1812, “Persian Tales of Inatulla of Delhi”, in Henry William Weber, transl., Tales of the East, volume 2, Edinburgh: James Ballantyne & Co, page 563
- […] many who are aware at whose cost this accursed cheapness is achieved, and into what a pit of despair these thoughtless economists are plunging the mothers of our working classes.1852, Thomas Beames, The Rookeries of London, 2nd edition, London: Thomas Bosworth, page 263
- Synonyms:
- slough of despond
Synonyms of pit of despair
Forms of pit of despair
| plural | pits of despair |
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Questions about pit of despair
- What does pit of despair mean?
- Pit of despair means a feeling of utter dread and that there is absolutely nothing that can be done to improve the situation.
- What part of speech is pit of despair?
- Pit of despair is a noun.
- What is the plural of pit of despair?
- The plural of pit of despair is pits of despair.
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