2007-12-03 15:45:38 · 7 answers · asked by . 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
despair, despondent, or defeat would be good synonyms for this phrase.
2007-12-03 15:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by bizime 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language -- so the argument runs -- must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
2016-04-07 07:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He despaired. His spirit was moribund.
2007-12-03 15:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
disheartened
hopeless
despondent
despairing
forlorn
desperate
2007-12-03 15:53:43 · answer #4 · answered by Angie S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is a broken man
2007-12-03 15:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my ex girlfriend
2007-12-03 15:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Sean R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was crushed.
2007-12-03 16:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋