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noun • a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity • a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment • a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment • a sunken or depressed geological formation • sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention • a concavity in a surface produced by pressing • angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) • pushing down | ||||||||
| 40% | 8 | A pit of despair | ||||||
noun • any place of pain and turmoil | ||||||||
| 29% | 5 | Went pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat | ||||||
noun • any competition • a contest of speed • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a canal for a current of water verb • move hurridly • compete in a race • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others • cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||||||||
Pit Of Despair Crossword Clue
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DEPRESSION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEPRESSION
Updated: October 14, 2023
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3 | Expressing or indicating despair or hopelessness | |
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01 Jan 2008 | The Guardian Cryptic / 01 Jan 2008 |
6 | Uncommonly splendid manure required? Don't despair
The Guardian Everyman -
06 Dec 2009 | The Guardian Everyman / 06 Dec 2009 |
7 | Went pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat
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28 Apr 2017 | New York Times / 28 Apr 2017 |
