the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair.

the act or fact of despairing; despair.

noun

confidence , contentment , security , calm , cautiousness , collectedness , peace , peacefulness

noun

agony , anguish , anxiety , concern , dejection , depression , desolation , despair , despondency , discomfort , disconsolateness , distraction , distress , fear , gloom , grief , heartache , melancholy , misery , pain , pang , sorrow , torture , trouble , unhappiness , worry , carelessness , defiance , foolhardiness , frenzy , heedlessness , impetuosity , madness , recklessness , desperateness , despond , despondence , hopelessness