The ABCs of despair

Earlier, Nancy and I were exercising our creativity by composing an alphabet of despair.

Allow me to demonstrate.

a is for angst
b is for beatings
c is for cry myself to sleep
d is for despair
e is for ennui
f is for failure
g is for
h is for
i is for
j is for
k is for kvetching
l is for
m is for melancholy
n is for negativity
o is for
p is for paralysis
q is for
r is for
s is for shame
t is for
u is for
v is for
w is for weeping
x is for
y is for
z is for

We've had some brilliant contributions. How many letters can you think of?