disease of despair

noun

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

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Meanings

noundisease of despair (plural diseases 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.
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disease of despair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disease%20of%20despair

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disease of despair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disease%20of%20despair.

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