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单词 hopelessness
释义

hopeless

adjective

hope·​less ˈhō-pləs How to pronounce hopeless (audio)
1
a
: having no expectation of good or success : despairing
felt hopeless and alone
b
: not susceptible to remedy or cure
doctors say his condition is hopeless
c
: incapable of redemption or improvement
She's a hopeless romantic.
the most hopeless group of golfers you've ever seen
2
a
: giving no reason to expect good or success : giving no ground for hope : desperate
The situation looked hopeless.
b
: incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : impossible
a hopeless task
hopelessness noun

Synonyms

  • incorrigible
  • incurable
  • irrecoverable
  • irredeemable
  • irreformable
  • irremediable
  • irretrievable
  • unrecoverable
  • unredeemable
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Example Sentences

He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job. We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw. He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless.
Recent Examples on the Web Nothing seems more hopeless than trying to get out of a black hole—in fact, this impossibility is what defines it. Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Believing the project was hopeless, LiCo abandoned Chile in 2019. Ryan Dube, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 This dress is a hopeless romantic's dream — just imagine dramatically dashing down the hallway in this floaty, feminine, soft pink dress. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 Hope may be the thing with feathers, but this bunch of feathers is hopeless. John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 July 2022 Related: These hopeless Red Sox should be ready to trade players — but which ones? Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The major signs of PPD aren’t much different from the symptoms of anyone else experiencing typical anxiety or depression; the signs can include feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, withdrawn, uninterested and overly worried. Fox News, 20 June 2022 Symptoms include: Feeling sad or down every day; losing interest in activities; having low energy; sleeping too much; overeating; difficulty concentrating; feeling hopeless, worthless, or guilty; lastly, some even begin to lose the will to live. Alex Wagner, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2022 Xander Bogaerts is another Sox star that seems hopeless in clutch situations of late. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

hopeless

adjective

hope·​less ˈhō-pləs How to pronounce hopeless (audio)
1
: having no hope
He feels hopeless about the future.
2
: offering no hope
The situation looks hopeless.

hopelessness

noun

as in despair
utter loss of hope the fans' hopelessness was dispelled as their team mounted a comeback

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • despair
  • desperation
  • sadness
  • sorrow
  • depression
  • melancholy
  • despondency
  • despondence
  • forlornness
  • misery
  • agony
  • oppression
  • sorrowfulness
  • unhappiness
  • pain
  • dejection
  • gloom
  • despond
  • resignation
  • distress
  • joylessness
  • gloominess
  • mournfulness
  • acceptance
  • dreariness
  • slough of despond
  • pessimism
  • cynicism
  • desolation
  • blues
  • wretchedness
  • self-pity
  • self-despair
  • dumps
  • downheartedness
  • blue devils
  • dolor
  • doldrums
  • mopes
  • woe
  • disconsolateness
  • dispiritedness
  • woefulness
  • dolefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hopefulness
  • hope
  • optimism
  • cheerfulness
  • joy
  • cheer
  • elation
  • glee
  • happiness
  • mirth
  • euphoria
  • gayety
  • ecstasy
  • sunniness
  • exultation
  • lightheartedness
  • gaiety
  • exhilaration
  • joviality
  • jubilation
  • exuberance
  • bliss
  • joyousness
  • jollity
  • joyfulness
  • rapture
  • merriment
  • gladness
  • gleefulness
  • mirthfulness
  • blissfulness
  • elatedness
  • rapturousness
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