hopelessness

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H0274300 (hōp′lĭs)adj.1. a. Having no hope; despairing: lost hikers who felt hopeless.b. Characterized by despair: hopeless resignation.2. a. Having no possibility of being solved or dealt with; impossible: a hopeless problem; a hopeless disease.b. Having no hope or chance of changing or improving: a hopeless romantic; a hopeless procrastinator.

hope′less·ness n.hope′less·ly adv.

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Noun

hopelessness - the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or successdespair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"hopefulness - the feeling you have when you have hope

hopelessness

nounUtter lack of hope:despair, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency.

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无希望绝望

hope

(həup) verb to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen. He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.希望 noun1. (any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen. He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.希望2. a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc. He's my last hope – there is no-one else I can ask.被寄托希望的人或物3. something hoped for. My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.盼望ˈhopeful adjective1. (negative unhopeful) full of hope. The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.怀有希望的2. giving a reason or encouragement for hope. That's a hopeful sign – perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.有希望的3. likely to be pleasant, successful etc. The future looks quite hopeful.乐观的ˈhopefulness noun有希望ˈhopefully adverb1. in a hopeful way. The dog looked hopefully at the joint of meat.抱有希望地2. it is to be hoped that. Hopefully, that will never happen.但愿ˈhopeless adjective1. not likely to be successful. It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless. 无希望的，绝望的 2. (with at) not good. I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.不好的3. unable to be stopped, cured etc. The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.无可救药的ˈhopelessly adverb无希望地ˈhopelessness noun 绝望，无希望 hope against hope to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope. 抱一线希望hope for the best to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc. 抱乐观的希望（往最好处想） not (have) a hope (to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something). He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!'没希望raise someone's hopes to cause someone to hope, usually when there is no good reason to. 唤起某人的希望

hopelessness

[hōp´les-nes] 1. a loss of confidence that future events or occurrences will be positive.2. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as the subjective state in which an individual sees limited or no alternatives or personal choices available and is unable to mobilize energy on his or her own behalf. Hopelessness is associated with poor health outcomes and may be counteracted for some patients by the maintenance of a positive environment that fosters independence and self-confidence.

hopelessness

Psychology Bleak expectations, usually about oneself or one's future. See Depression.

hopelessness

Despair; loss of faith in the possibility of a positive outcome. Loss of trust in one's prospects may give rise to depression, desperation, or antisocial behaviors. grief reaction; helplessness;

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noun utter lack of hope

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noun the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

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