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Meanings of utter discouragement in English

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Usage of utter discouragement in English
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Fanny had collapsed on to a chair, the picture of utter discouragement.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
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It indicated utter discouragement, the most bitter suffering, the most horrible despair.
The Count's Millions
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Hence the deep, dark night of utter discouragement was upon him.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
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There was a note of utter discouragement and melancholy in her voice as she answered:
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
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This instance of neglect is characteristic of utter discouragement.
Falk: A Reminiscence
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Mâdou half opened his eyes and looked at his friend with an expression of utter discouragement.
Jack / 1877
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A shiver of utter discouragement went through me.
A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Beverly, MA)
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Hanlon knew a long moment of utter discouragement.
Man of Many Minds
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The blow seemed to fall right on my heart, and a sickening feeling of utter discouragement and helplessness filled me.
Adventures in the Land of Canaan
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The braves were all downhearted because of their ill-luck, and only the sanguine spirit of Anookasan kept them from utter discouragement.
Old Indian Days
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I don't know," answered Jacqueline, in utter discouragement; "I am too worn out to think or to do anything.
Jacqueline — Volume 3
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Her malaise, successfully concealed, was deeper-ofthe spirit; the subtle utter discouragement of one who has done for herself, clipped her own wings.
Beyond
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Then utter discouragement assailed me; I wondered what the bliss of being united availed me if it were to end in so cruel a disruption.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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And Cousin Ann wouldn't have given way to the dreadful sinking feeling of utter discouragement, but would have gone right on to the next place.
Understood Betsy
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Can it be that she has been made to feel her imperfection so keenly, and in such a way as to create only utter discouragement?
A Face Illumined
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Utter discouragement and something like a great, all-enveloping fear possessed her.
The Heart of Rachael
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