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The action of lying stretched out on the ground

The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them

To lose or be without hope

To cause concern or anxiety

(dated) To feel or display deep distress

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

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The complete loss or absence of hope

spectre^UK

specter^US

dark night of the soul

vapours^UK

vapors^US

trials and tribulations

endogenous depression

looking on the black side

labour^UK

labor^US

butterflies in the stomach

unpleasant experience

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

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“The entrance to the tunnel had collapsed, and for just a brief moment, there was a look of despair on Nathan Drake's face.”

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The action of lying stretched out on the ground

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

learning difficulties

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The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them

acceptance of the inevitable

looking on the black side

expectation of the worst

chip on your shoulder

vapors^US

vapours^UK

endogenous depression

one's black dog

reactive depression

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To lose or be without hope

“We despair for the future of all endangered species in this world.”

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To cause concern or anxiety

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

mess with someone's head

agonize^US

agonise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

put someone off their stroke

terrorize^US

demoralize^US

terrorise^UK

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

give someone the hump

turn off

be at

throw into a tizz

drive round the twist

martyr

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

antagonize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

antagonise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

make somebody's hackles rise

put your back up

confront

take control of

put someone off their stride

face

mix up

cause to be at a stand

derange

mistreat

put down

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

criticize^US

pressurise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

criticise^UK

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

make one's blood run cold

make teeth chatter

ruffle one's feathers

get on someone's back

make one's hair stand on end

get up someone's nose

suffer

incite

muse

labour^UK

labor^US

breath down someone's neck

be a weight on one's mind

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

scandalize^US

paralyse^UK

pull the rug from under

scare the daylights out of

pull the rug out from under

scandalise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

paralyze^US

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

rub the wrong way

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

start in on

strike

be a weight on someone's mind

bring pressure to bear on

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

take the wind out of your sails

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

fill with consternation

louse up

muck up

nitpick

drive you up the wall

cause someone distress

exhaust someone's patience

stop someone in their tracks

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

get one's comeuppance

take down

belittle

make someone eat humble pie

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

monopolize^US

enthral^UK

tyrannize^US

enthrall^US

monopolise^UK

satirize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

tyrannise^UK

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

press the panic button

scare the bejesus out of

shuck

give someone goose pimples

smoke

rot

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

sledge

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

satirise^UK

give one the creeps

throw into a fright

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's flesh creep

scare someone half to death

get on someone's case

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(dated) To feel or display deep distress

sorrow

agonise^UK

agonize^US

wring one's hands over

turn on the waterworks

cry as if one's heart would break

go about like a half-shut knife

apologise^UK

feel apologetic about

feel remorseful about

apologize^US

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To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

go about like a half-shut knife

feel sorry for yourself

romanticize^US

fantasize^US

rhapsodize^US

turn down the corners of your mouth

be in bad mood

purse your lips

turn the corners of one's mouth down

rhapsodise^UK

romanticise^UK

fantasise^UK

give someone a death stare

give someone dirty looks

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