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- DictionaryHope·less·ness/ˈhōpləsnəs/
noun
- 1. a feeling or state of despair; lack of hope: "his face bears the expression of utter hopelessness"
Hopeless means having no hope or expectation of good or success, or being incurable, impossible, or incapable of improvement. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of hopeless.
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noun. the feeling or condition of having no hope; despair; desperation: Among the worst demons of addiction is hopelessness. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of hopelessness 1. First recorded in 1805–10; hopeless ( def ) + -ness ( def ) Discover More. Example Sentences.
Hopelessness is the utter loss of hope, as in desperation. Find 77 similar and opposite words for hopelessness, such as despair, sadness, depression, and hopefulness, optimism, cheerfulness, and joy.
Hopelessness is the feeling or state of being without hope, or the quality of being without skill at a particular activity. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success. see more.
Hopelessness is the feeling of being without hope or the fact of a situation being extremely bad with no hope. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms and usage notes.
Hopeless means without hope or completely without skill at something. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
