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21depression — 1. Reduction of the level of functioning. 2. SYN: excavation (1). 3. Displacement of a part downward or inward. 4. A temporary mental state or chronic mental disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self esteem, and …
22Child depression — is a mental illness in which a child feels worthless and is generally sad for a long time each day. About five percent of children and adolescents suffer from depression at any given time.[1] Child depression can occur in both young children and… …
23Arthur Dimmesdale — is a fictional character in the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Puritan minister, he has fathered an illegitimate child, Pearl, with Hester Prynne and seeks to hide the truth of his relationship with her. Next to Hester… …
24futility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uselessness, ineffectiveness, fruitlessness, falseness, hollowness, triviality, frivolity, idleness, vanity, emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, labor in vain, lost trouble, unprofitableness, purposelessness,… …
25worthless — worth|less [ˈwə:θləs US ˈwə:rθ ] adj 1.) something that is worthless has no value, importance, or use ≠ ↑valuable ▪ The house was full of worthless junk. ▪ The information was worthless to me. 2.) a worthless person has no good qualities or… …
26worthless — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)θləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is worthless is of no real value or use. The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business... Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. ...a worthless piece of old …
27foam — n Foam, froth, spume, scum, lather, suds, yeast are comparable when they denote either a mass of bubbles gathering in or on the surface of a liquid or something as insubstantial as such a mass. Foam is the most comprehensive of these terms but is …
28refuse — vb *decline, reject, repudiate, spurn Analogous words: *deny, gainsay: balk, baffle, *frustrate, thwart, foil: debar, *exclude, shut out refuse n Refuse, waste, rubbish, trash, debris, garbage, offal can all mean matter that is regarded as… …
29belial — /ˈbiliəl/ (say beeleeuhl), /bəˈlaɪəl/ (say buh luyuhl) noun 1. (in the Bible and rabbinical commentary) worthlessness, wickedness, or destruction. 2. (in Milton s Paradise Lost) the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan. {Hebrew belī ya al …
30fecklessness — noun worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual • Derivationally related forms: ↑feckless • Hypernyms: ↑worthlessness, ↑ineptitude …
