death of despair
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Death resulting from a disease of despair.
Example Sentences
- "The economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton have called suicides as well as drug and alcohol-related deaths “deaths of despair.” Much of the conversation around deaths of despair has centered on middle-aged white Americans without college degrees, who have been dying in greater numbers. But the rising suicide rate in nearly all populations in the U.S. suggests that this is a public health problem facing the entire country, regardless of demographics."
- "Income equality often features in popular discussion of deaths of despair and American ill health more generally."
Etymology
Popularized by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in the context of their analysis of US capitalism.