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mounting despair

[ˈmaʊntɪŋ dɪˈspeər]
noun phrase
desespero crescente
1. A progressively increasing feeling of hopelessness, loss of confidence, or deep sadness that intensifies over time
As the days passed without news, mounting despair consumed the family.
Com o passar dos dias sem notícias, o desespero crescente consumiu a família.
2. An emotional state characterized by escalating loss of hope or sense of futility
The company faced mounting despair as profits continued to decline.
A empresa enfrentava um desespero crescente conforme os lucros continuavam caindo.
Synonyms
growing despairincreasing hopelessnessescalating desperationdeepening despondrising despair
Antonyms
growing hopemounting optimismincreasing confidencerising spirits

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desespero crescente
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
desespero que cresce
More conversational phrasing
São Paulo
desespero crescente
Formal and standard usage
Portugal
desespero crescente
Standard European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

despair mounting to a fever pitch
sink into mounting despair
struggle against mounting despair
overcome with mounting despair
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