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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:
People responded to the leader's speech with shouts of ecstasy.

  1. A
    Despondency
  2. B
    Despair
  3. C
    Disagreement
  4. D
    Displeasure

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'Ecstasy' means an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement. The direct antonym representing profound loss of hope or state of dejection is 'Despair'.

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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:
People responded to the leader's speech with shouts of ecstasy.
A
Despondency
B
Despair
C
Disagreement
D
Displeasure

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