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pits of despair

pits of despair is the plural of pit of despair.

Meaning of pit of despair

Noun

pit of despair (plural pits of despair)

  1. (figuratively) 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

Questions about pits of despair

What is pits of despair the plural of?
Pits of despair is the plural of pit of despair.

Words near pits of despair in the dictionary

  1. pitrooms
  2. Pitrufquén
  3. pitryasis
  4. pits
  5. pits against
  6. pits of despair
  7. pits of stomachs
  8. pits of the stomach
  9. pits one's wits
  10. pits out
  11. pitsaw

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