我被一种绝望感淹没了。

I was overcome by a sense of ___desperation.

许多人被逼到绝望，转而靠偷窃为生。

Many are driven to ___desperation and turn to stealing to survive.

面对经济崩溃，一种绝望的情绪在人群中蔓延。

In the face of economic collapse, a mood of ___desperation swept through the population.