"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion" Crossword Clue

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"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
2. a state of acute pain

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PERSUASION (noun)
1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
HALF (noun)
1. one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
2. one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
HALF (adjective)
1. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
2. partial

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